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vika.

to fold (into several layers)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to fold (into several layers)

    De vek tvätt
  2. to dedicate (time), to designate a period of time for a certain action

    colloquial
    Jag viker en dag åt mässan.
  3. to dedicate, to set aside for a special person or a special use

    colloquial
    De här kakorna har jag vikit åt stackars Tom – rör dem inte!
  4. to give up, to give in (under pressure), to budge

    reflexive
    Mona Sahlin viker sig inte i första taget.
  5. to bend (for example from laughing or in pain)

    reflexive
    De skrattade så att de vek sig.
  6. to turn (slightly, while moving)

    usually
    Vi vek in på en stig som vi aldrig hade gått förut
  7. to turn (while moving (so as to deviate from a path – sometimes figuratively))

    Vi vek av från huvudleden, in på en grusväg
  8. to deviate (more generally)

  9. to move aside, (often) to step aside

    Folk vek åt sidan när han gick genom rummet med svärdet i hand
    Vik hädan dödlig!
  10. (vika ut) to unfold, to open a foldout

    transitive
  11. (vika ut) to expose oneself as a (more-or-less nude) centerfold, to appear (nude) in a magazine or online

    reflexive
    Ungdomar viker ut sig som aldrig förr.
  12. to talk openly (on personal topics)

    figuratively · reflexive
  13. to sleep, to go to bed

    reflexive
    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.

adv
  1. 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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