kvike

Related to kvik (“quick, lively”).

• kvika (a and split infinitives)

kvike (present tense kvikar, past tense kvika, past participle kvika, passive infinitive kvikast, present participle kvikande, imperative kvike/kvik)

1. (transitive) to liven up, invigorate
2. (intransitive) to grow, become augmented

   elva har kvika i natt

   the river has grown by night

From Old Norse kvika, kvikva f. Related to kvik (“quick, lively”).

• kvik m (noun)

kvike m (definite singular kviken, indefinite plural kvikar, definite plural kvikane)

1. (anatomy) quick (flesh under nails)

From Old Norse hvika (“to quail, shrink, waver”).

• kvika (a and split infinitives)

kvike (present tense kvikar, past tense kvika, past participle kvika, passive infinitive kvikast, present participle kvikande, imperative kvike/kvik)

1. (intransitive) to shudder
2. (intransitive) to be confused

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kvike

1. inflection of kvik:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

• “kvike” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.