vrikke

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Swedish vricka (“to twist”) or Middle English wricken, probably from Middle Dutch wricken or Middle Low German wricken (“to move jerkily; sprain”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Doublet of vride (“to turn, twist”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /vrekə/, [ˈvʁæɡ̊ə]

Verb edit

vrikke (imperative vrik, infinitive at vrikke, present tense vrikker, past tense vrikkede, perfect tense har vrikket)

wriggle

References edit

^ “vrikke” in Den Danske Ordbog

[1] “vrikke” in Den Danske Ordbog

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