vidke

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse víðka. Doublet of vikke. Cognates with Icelandic víkka.

Verb

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vidke (present tense vidkar, past tense vidka, past participle vidka, passive infinitive vidkast, present participle vidkande, imperative vidke/vidk)

  1. (transitive) to make roomy, more spacious
    Synonym: vide ut
  2. (now rare) alternative form of vikke

References

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  • “vidke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “vidka”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016