veike

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

veike

  1. definite singular/plural of veik

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German.

Alternative forms

Noun

veike m (definite singular veiken, indefinite plural veikar, definite plural veikane)

  1. wick

Etymology 2

Related to våk m (“small boy”)

Alternative forms

Noun

veike f (definite singular veika, indefinite plural veiker, definite plural veikene)

  1. girl
    Synonym: jente

Etymology 3

From Old Norse veikja, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.

Alternative forms

Verb

veike (present tense veiker, past tense veikte, past participle veikt, passive infinitive veikast, present participle veikande, imperative veik)

  1. (transitive) to weaken

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

veike

  1. inflection of veik:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

References

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