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kvikna.

to start, become lit

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkʰvɪhkna]
  1. to start, become lit

    intransitive · weak
  2. to come on

    intransitive · weak
  3. to come into being, begin to exist, spring forth

    intransitive · weak
    líf kviknar
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse kvikna, from Proto-Germanic *kwiknaną.

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