veikje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse veikja, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.

Alternative forms

• veika, veike, veikja

Verb

veikje (present tense veikjer, past tense veikte, past participle veikt, passive infinitive veikjast, present participle veikjande, imperative veik)

1. (transitive) to make weak or weaker

Etymology 2

Related to våk m (“little boy”)

Alternative forms

• veike
• vekj (dialectal)

Noun

veikje f (definite singular veikja, indefinite plural veikjer, definite plural veikjene)

1. girl

   Synonym: jente

References

• “veikje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.