fyka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fyke (e- and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse fjúka, from Proto-Germanic *feukaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fyːkɑ/

Verb

fyka (present tense fyk, past tense fauk, supine foke, past participle foken, present participle fykande, imperative fyk)

1. (intransitive) to fly quickly or suddenly through the air

   Eg mista arket, og det fauk av garde med vinden.

   I lost the piece of paper, and it flew away on the wind.

2. (intransitive) to move quickly

   Sportsbilane fauk forbi oss.

   The sports cars whizzed past us.

Related terms

• fok n, fokk n
• føykje (causative)

References

• “fyka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.