víðka

See also: vidka

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse víðka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊiːka/

Verb

víðka (third person singular past indicative víðkaði, third person plural past indicative víðkaðu, supine víðkað)

  1. expand, widen

Conjugation

Conjugation of víðka (group v-30)
infinitive víðka
supine víðkað
present past
first singular víðki víðkaði
second singular víðkar víðkaði
third singular víðkar víðkaði
plural víðka víðkaðu
participle (a6)1 víðkandi víðkaður
imperative
singular víðka!
plural víðkið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • víðga

Etymology

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Verb

víðka

  1. to widen

Descendants

  • Icelandic: víkka
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vigge, vikke
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vidka, vidke, vikka, vikke
  • Old Swedish: vidhga

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “víðka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 498; also available at the Internet Archive