svigte
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German swichten (“to yield”), cognate with Dutch zwichten (“to yield”), Middle High German swiften (“to silence”), and German beschwichtigen (“to conciliate”) (with Low German -cht-). These verbs are derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (“moving”) (hence English swift), which is related to the verb *swībaną (“to move, sweep”) (hence Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (sweiban, “cease”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
svigte (imperative svigt, infinitive at svigte, present tense svigter, past tense svigtede, perfect tense har svigtet)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of svigte
References[edit]
- “svigte” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Verb[edit]
svigte (present tense svigtar, past tense svigta, past participle svigta, present participle svigtande, imperative svigte)