ikke

Danish

/ekə/

adv
Definitions
  • not negation, denial, refusal
  • not in a question, expecting a positive answer
  • isn’t it so postponed, turning an affirmative utterance into a question

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse ekki (not, grief, pain, nothing).

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Old Norse

ekki

Gloss

not, grief, pain, nothing

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