vika.
to fold (into several layers)
Meaning & usage
to fold (into several layers)
De vek tvätt
to dedicate (time), to designate a period of time for a certain action
Jag viker en dag åt mässan.
to dedicate, to set aside for a special person or a special use
De här kakorna har jag vikit åt stackars Tom – rör dem inte!
to give up, to give in (under pressure), to budge
Mona Sahlin viker sig inte i första taget.
to bend (for example from laughing or in pain)
De skrattade så att de vek sig.
to turn (slightly, while moving)
Vi vek in på en stig som vi aldrig hade gått förut
to turn (while moving (so as to deviate from a path – sometimes figuratively))
Vi vek av från huvudleden, in på en grusväg
to deviate (more generally)
to move aside, (often) to step aside
Folk vek åt sidan när han gick genom rummet med svärdet i hand
Vik hädan dödlig!
(vika ut) to unfold, to open a foldout
(vika ut) to expose oneself as a (more-or-less nude) centerfold, to appear (nude) in a magazine or online
Ungdomar viker ut sig som aldrig förr.
to talk openly (on personal topics)
to sleep, to go to bed
Jag går och viker mig.
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish vīka, from Old Norse víkja, víkva (to fold, turn, head in a direction), from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną. Cognate to Swedish vicka (wiggle). The adverb in the phrase ge vika comes from Low German wike/weke gewen, where the noun wike means concession, escape. Compare German weichen.
to give way, to give in, to fold (under pressure)
De föll fem meter när golvet gav vika
De gav vika för barnens tjat
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish vīka, from Old Norse víkja, víkva (to fold, turn, head in a direction), from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną. Cognate to Swedish vicka (wiggle). The adverb in the phrase ge vika comes from Low German wike/weke gewen, where the noun wike means concession, escape. Compare German weichen.
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