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svíkja

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Verb

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svíkja (third person singular past indicative sveik, third person plural past indicative sviku, supine svikið)

  1. to cheat, to defraud

Conjugation

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Conjugation of svíkja (group v-36)
infinitive svíkja
supine svikið
participle (a26)1 svíkjandi svikin
present past
first singular svíki sveik
second singular svíkur sveikst
third singular svíkur sveik
plural svíkja sviku
imperative
singular svíkj!
plural svíkjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svíkva, svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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svíkja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative sveik, third-person plural past indicative sviku, supine svikið)

  1. to betray
  2. to cheat (money or goods) out of someone
  3. to stand someone up

Conjugation

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References

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Verb

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svíkja (singular past indicative sveik, plural past indicative sviku, past participle svikinn)

  1. to betray, deceive, cheat

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: svíkja
  • Faroese: svíkja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: svika, svike
  • Old Swedish: svīkia
  • Danish: svige

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