vekkja
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vekja, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
vekkja (present tense vekkjer, past tense vekte, past participle vekt, passive infinitive vekkjast, present participle vekkjande, imperative vekk)
- to awaken; wake up (cause to become awake)
- Vekkjer du meg klokka ti?
- Will you wake me up at ten?
- to awaken (cause to become conscious)
- (figurative) to cause, create
- Det nye flyet vekte stor merksemd.
- The new aircraft got a lot of attention. (literally “The new aircraft awakened much attention.”)
References edit
- “vekkja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.