vidke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vidka

Etymology

From Old Norse víðka. Doublet of vikke. Cognates with Icelandic víkka.

Verb

vidke (present tense vidkar, past tense vidka, past participle vidka, passive infinitive vidkast, present participle vidkande, imperative vidke/vidk)

1. (transitive) to make roomy, more spacious

   Synonym: vide ut

2. (now rare) alternative form of vikke

References

• “vidke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “vidka”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016