svige

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish swikæ, from Old Norse svíkja, svíkva, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną. Related to svigte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsviːə]

Verb

svige (imperative svig, present sviger, past sveg, past participle sveget, c svegen, definite or plural svegne)

1. (dated) to betray; to let down

   Synonyms: svigte, forråde

2. (law) to defraud

   Synonym: bedrage

Conjugation

Conjugation of svige

active passive present sviger sviges past sveg — infinitive svige sviges imperative svig — participle present svigende past sveget (auxiliary verb have) gerund svigen

Derived terms

• besvige
• usvigelig

References

• “svige” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “svige” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog