veika
Norwegian Nynorsk
verb-2
Definitions
- (transitive) to make weak or weaker
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse veikja (bow, make feeble, weaken) inherited from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną (soften, avoid, make pliable, weaken, make weak) root from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weyk-
Gloss
contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield
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- Wiccan English
- Wiccanism English
- Wiccanist English
- Wiccanize English
- Wiccaphobia English
- convincible English
- convincingly English
- evincible English
- evincibly English
- nonwitch English
- victimism English
- victimist English
- victimization English
- victimize English
- victoria English
- wiccaphobe English
- witchcamp English
- witcher English
- witchfinder English
- witchlet English
- witchling English
- witchy English
- Victōria Latin
- convictio Latin
- convictiō Latin
- convictus Latin
- convinco Latin
- convincō Latin
- devinco Latin
- evictio Latin
- evictus Latin
- evinco Latin
- pervinco Latin
- revinco Latin
- revincō Latin
- vicia Latin
- vicis Latin
- victima Latin
- victoria Latin
- victoriosus Latin
- victrix Latin
- victōria Latin
- victōriātus Latin
- victōriōsus Latin
- vincio Latin
- vincō Latin
- ēvincō Latin
- εἰκάζω Ancient Greek
- εἰκός Ancient Greek
- εἰκών Ancient Greek
- εἴκελος Ancient Greek
- εἴκω Ancient Greek
- ἀεικής Ancient Greek
- ἐπιείκελος Ancient Greek
- ἔοικα Ancient Greek
- *weh₁y- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyg- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyk- Proto-Indo-European
- *wi-n-k- Proto-Indo-European
- *wik-néh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *wéy-woyk-ti, *wéywoykti Proto-Indo-European
- *Haþuwīgą Proto-Germanic
- *waikwaz Proto-Germanic
- *waikwijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wigulą Proto-Germanic
- *wigulōną Proto-Germanic
- *wihslaz Proto-Germanic
- *wihslijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wikkô Proto-Germanic
- *wīgą Proto-Germanic
- veikja Norwegian Nynorsk
- veikje Norwegian Nynorsk
- wiċċecræft Old English
- bewicchen Middle English
- wickednes Middle English
- wyckedly Middle English
- veikja Old Norse
- vík Old Norse
- víka Old Norse
- veikja Icelandic
- آویختن Persian
- weihhen Old High German
- vigan Albanian
- *wēken Old Dutch
- *ordos Proto-Celtic
- *wiketi Proto-Celtic
- vekia Old Swedish
- *wiks Proto-Italic
- *winkō Proto-Italic
- *waikijan Frankish
- *waikjan, to soften Frankish
- vaikas Lithuanian
- vykti Lithuanian
- *uig- Proto-Albanian