veck
Swedish
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editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish vik, from Old Norse *vik (“bend, curve”), related to dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk vik, Faroese vik, Icelandic vik. Compare Swedish vika, Old Norse víkva (“to yield, weaken”), vikna (“to give in, bend”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editveck n
- a fold (bend or crease)
- lägga pannan i (djupa) veck
- furrow one's brow (idiomatic, literally "lay one's forehead in (deep) folds")
Declension
editDeclension of veck | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | veck | vecket | veck | vecken |
Genitive | vecks | veckets | vecks | veckens |
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- fåra (“furrow”)