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svikta

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Norwegian Bokmål

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svikta

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German swichten.

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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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
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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svikta f

  1. definite singular of svikt

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Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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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

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