vanka.
to stroll, to wander, to walk without hurry
Meaning & usage
to stroll, to wander, to walk without hurry
där farbror polisen med händer på ryggen sakta vankar gatan fram och lyfter på hatten åt medborgarna.
to expect food or some event
Det vankas vickning fram på småtimmarna.
När det vankades Bernadotte-jubileum var det varken kungen eller drottningen som stod i centrum.
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish vanka, probably borrowed from Middle Low German wanken, from Old Saxon wankon, from Proto-West Germanic *wankōn, from Proto-Germanic *wankōną, cognate with Danish vanke and Old Norse vakka.
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