svíkja

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną. === Verb === svíkja (third person singular past indicative sveik, third person plural past indicative sviku, supine svikið) to cheat, to defraud ==== Conjugation ==== == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse svíkva, svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsviːca/ Rhymes: -iːca === Verb === svíkja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative sveik, third-person plural past indicative sviku, supine svikið) to betray to cheat (money or goods) out of someone to stand someone up ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “svíkja”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) == Old Norse == === Alternative forms === svíkva — older sýkva === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną. === Verb === svíkja (singular past indicative sveik, plural past indicative sviku, past participle svikinn) to betray, deceive, cheat ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: svíkja Faroese: svíkja Norwegian Bokmål: svike Norwegian Nynorsk: svika, svike Old Swedish: svīkia Swedish: svika Old Danish: swikæ Danish: svige ==== Further reading ==== Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “svíkja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 423; also available at the Internet Archive