svekke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German sweken, from Proto-West Germanic *swakkjan

Verb

svekke (imperative svekk, present tense svekker, passive svekkes, simple past svekka or svekket or svekte, past participle svekka or svekket or svekt, present participle svekkende)

1. to weaken

Derived terms

• svekkelse

Related terms

• svak

References

• “svekke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• svekka
• svekkje

Etymology

From Middle Low German sweken.

Verb

svekke (present tense svekker, past tense svekte, past participle svekt, passive infinitive svekkast, present participle svekkande, imperative svekk)

1. to weaken

Related terms

• svak

References

• “svekke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.