veksa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vekse (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse vaxa, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg-.

Verb

veksa (present tense veks, past tense voks or vaks, supine vakse, past participle vaksen, present participle veksande, imperative veks)

1. to grow

   Skal seia du har vakse!

   My, you have grown!

2. to increase

   Prisane veks stadig.

   The prices keep increasing.

See also

• vokse (Bokmål)

References

• “vekse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.