svikta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

svikta

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German swichten.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋikta/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

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

  1. to fail, give in; break
    Grunnen under oss sviktar.
    The ground beneath us is giving in.
  2. to betray
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

svikta f

  1. singular definite of svikt

References
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