víkja

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse víkva, víkja, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną.

Verb

víkja (third person singular past indicative veik, third person plural past indicative viku, supine vikið)
víkja (third person singular past indicative víkti, third person plural past indicative víktu, supine víkt)

  1. to move, to retreat

Conjugation

Conjugation of víkja (group v-36-2)
infinitive víkja
supine vikið/
víkt
participle (a26/a5)1 víkjandi vikin/
víktur
present past
first singular víki veik/
víkti
second singular víkur/
víkir
veikst/
víkti
third singular víkur/
víkir
veik/
víkti
plural víkja viku/
víktu
imperative
singular víkj!
plural víkjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse víkva, víkja, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

víkja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative vék, third-person plural past indicative viku, supine vikið)

  1. to yield, give way
  2. to head (in a direction, towards something)

Conjugation

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