Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German swichten (to yield), cognate with Dutch zwichten (to yield), Middle High German swiften (to silence), and German beschwichtigen (to conciliate) (with Low German -cht-). These verbs are derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (moving) (hence English swift), which is related to the verb *swībaną (to move, sweep) (hence Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (sweiban, cease)).

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Verb

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svigte (imperative svigt, infinitive at svigte, present tense svigter, past tense svigtede, perfect tense har svigtet)

  1. to fail, to let down

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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svigte (present tense svigtar, past tense svigta, past participle svigta, present participle svigtande, imperative svigte)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of svikte