vederkvicka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vidherqvekia, a calque of Middle Low German wedderquicken, equivalent to veder- +‎ kvick +‎ -a. Compare Danish vederkvæge.

Verb

vederkvicka (present vederkvicker, preterite vederkvickte, supine vederkvickt, imperative vederkvick)

  1. (somewhat literary) to refresh, to invigorate, to quicken, to recreate (give new strength to)
    Hon tog en vederkvickande tupplur.
    She took a refreshing nap.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vederkvicka (weak)
active passive
infinitive vederkvicka vederkvickas
supine vederkvickt vederkvickts
imperative vederkvick —
imper. plural1 vederkvicken —
present past present past
indicative vederkvicker vederkvickte vederkvicks, vederkvickes vederkvicktes
ind. plural1 vederkvicka vederkvickte vederkvickas vederkvicktes
subjunctive2 vederkvicke vederkvickte vederkvickes vederkvicktes
present participle vederkvickande
past participle vederkvickt

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

  • vederkvickelse

References

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