vricka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely cognate of Danish vrikke, Low German wriggen, Old English wrīġian, English wrick. Doublet of vrida.
Verb
[edit]vricka (present vrickar, preterite vrickade, supine vrickat, imperative vricka)
- to twist (injure a body part by bending it in the wrong direction)
- Hon vrickade foten
- She twisted her ankle
Usage notes
[edit]- Often implies a milder injury compared to stuka (“sprain”). Perhaps one that can be walked off.
- You idiomatically twist your foot rather than your ankle (fotled) in Swedish, though "vricka handleden" (twist one's wrist) appears to be more common than "vricka handen" (twist one's hand).
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vricka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vricka | vrickas | ||
| Supine | vrickat | vrickats | ||
| Imperative | vricka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vricken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vrickar | vrickade | vrickas | vrickades |
| Ind. plural1 | vricka | vrickade | vrickas | vrickades |
| Subjunctive2 | vricke | vrickade | vrickes | vrickades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vrickande | |||
| Past participle | vrickad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]- tungvrickare (“tongue twister”)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- vricka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vricka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vricka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vricka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)