kvikna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kvikna, from Proto-Germanic *kwiknaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɪhkna/
  • Rhymes: -ɪhkna

Verb

kvikna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kviknaði, supine kviknað)

  1. (intransitive, of fire) to start, become lit
  2. (intransitive, of light) to come on
  3. (intransitive) to come into being, begin to exist, spring forth
    líf kviknar
    life springs forth

Conjugation

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwiknaną.

Verb

kvikna

  1. to quicken, come to life
  2. to be kindled
  3. to revive

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kvikna
  • Faroese: kvikna
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvikne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvikne
  • Old Swedish: qvikna
  • Danish: kvikne

References

  • kvikna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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