veikja

Icelandic

/ˈveiːca/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to debilitate, to make feeble; to weaken
  • to impair, to undermine
  • to dilute

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse veikja (bow, make feeble, weaken) derived from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną (soften, avoid, make pliable, weaken, make weak).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*waikwijaną

Gloss

soften, avoid, make pliable, weaken, make weak

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Social and political relations

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