kvika

Faroese

Etymology

See kvikur (“rapid, swift”)

Verb

kvika (third person singular past indicative kvikaði, third person plural past indicative kvikaðu, supine kvikað)

1. to hasten, to hurry

Conjugation

Conjugation of kvika (group v-30)

infinitive	kvika
supine	kvikað
	present	past
first singular	kviki	kvikaði
second singular	kvikar	kvikaði
third singular	kvikar	kvikaði
plural	kvika	kvikaðu
participle (a6)1	kvikandi	kvikaður
	imperative
singular	kvika!
plural	kvikið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms

• skunda

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɪːka/

  Rhymes: -ɪːka

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kvika.

Noun

kvika f (genitive singular kviku, nominative plural kvikur)

1. quick (flesh under nails, hoofs, etc.)
2. (obsolete) spring, fount (place where water emerges from the ground)

   Synonyms: lind, uppspretta, uppsprettulind

3. (nautical) swell

   Synonyms: undiralda, gjúga

4. quicksand

   Synonyms: kviksyndi, sandbleyta, sandkvika, sandyrja, sandysja, ysja

5. (geology) magma

Declension

Declension of kvika (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvika	kvikan	kvikur	kvikurnar
accusative	kviku	kvikuna	kvikur	kvikurnar
dative	kviku	kvikunni	kvikum	kvikunum
genitive	kviku	kvikunnar	kvikna, kvika	kviknanna, kvikanna

Etymology 2

Verb

kvika (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kvikaði, supine kvikað)

1. (intransitive) to move, stir (of small movements)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Related to kvik (“quick, lively”).

Alternative forms

• kvike (e infinitive)

Verb

kvika (present tense kvikar, past tense kvika, past participle kvika, passive infinitive kvikast, present participle kvikande, imperative kvika/kvik)

1. (transitive) to liven up, invigorate
2. (intransitive) to grow, become augmented

   elva har kvika i natt

   the river has grown by night

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hvika (“to quail, shrink, waver”).

Alternative forms

• kvike (e infinitive)

Verb

kvika (present tense kvikar, past tense kvika, past participle kvika, passive infinitive kvikast, present participle kvikande, imperative kvika/kvik)

1. (intransitive) to shudder
2. (intransitive) to be confused

References

• “kvika” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• kvikva

Etymology

Related to kvikr (“alive”).

Noun

kvika f

1. the quick (under nails, hoofs etc.)
2. (uncertain) polyps (in the nostrils)
3. running fluid

Declension

Declension of kvika (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvika	kvikan	kvikur	kvikurnar
accusative	kviku	kvikuna	kvikur	kvikurnar
dative	kviku	kvikunni	kvikum	kvikunum
genitive	kviku	kvikunnar	kvikna	kviknanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: kvika f
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kvik m, kvike m
• Norwegian Bokmål: kvik m, kvike m

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kvika”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive