kvikna

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kwiknaną.

Verb

kvikna

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

Descendants

  • 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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