svikta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sviktet

Verb

svikta

1. inflection of svikte:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German swichten.

Alternative forms

• svikte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʋikta/

Verb

svikta (present tense sviktar, past tense svikta, past participle svikta, passive infinitive sviktast, present participle sviktande, imperative svikta/svikt)

1. to fail, give in; break

   Grunnen under oss sviktar.

   The ground beneath us is giving in.

2. to betray

Synonyms

• (give in): gje etter
• (betray): svika/svike

Related terms

• svikt

Etymology 2

Noun

svikta f

1. definite singular of svikt

References

• “svikta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Likely a merger of Old Swedish svigha (“bend”) and Middle Low German swichten (“succumb”). Compare Dutch zwichten (“yield”), Old High German giswiftōn (“quieten down”). Doublet of svika.

Verb

svikta (present sviktar, preterite sviktade, supine sviktat, imperative svikta)

1. to bend (or compress, etc.) sharply and then regain shape (of for example a springboard)
2. to bend and nearly give way (of for example a bridge)
3. (figuratively) to falter, to fail

   sviktande mod

   faltering courage

   sviktande hälsa

   failing health

Conjugation

Conjugation of svikta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	svikta		sviktas
supine	sviktat		sviktats
imperative	svikta		—
imper. plural1	svikten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	sviktar	sviktade	sviktas	sviktades
ind. plural1	svikta	sviktade	sviktas	sviktades
subjunctive2	svikte	sviktade	sviktes	sviktades
present participle		sviktande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• svikt

References

• svikta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svikta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• svikta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• svikta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)