vike

Respelling of the first part of the word.

• Rhymes: -aɪk

vike (plural vikes)

1. (colloquial, usually in the plural) Vicodin

   She's on vikes, so don't take her seriously today.

• Kiev, kiev, kive

From Old Norse víka, víkja

vike (imperative vik, present tense viker, passive vikes, simple past vek or veik, past participle veket, present participle vikende)

1. to give away, yield
2. to look away, turn aside, waver
3. to recede, retreat
4. to depart, go away, leave

• “vike” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “vike_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Old Norse víka, víkja

vike (present tense vik, past tense veik, past participle vike, passive infinitive vikast, present participle vikande, imperative vik)

1. to give away, yield
2. to look away, turn aside, waver
3. to recede, retreat
4. to depart, go away, leave

• vika

• “vike” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.