vekke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vekja

Verb

vekke (imperative vekk, present tense vekker, passive vekkes, simple past vekka or vekket or vekte or vakte, past participle vekka or vekket or vekt or vakt, present participle vekkende)

1. to wake up someone; wake someone (up), awaken
2. to arouse, cause

Derived terms

• tankevekkende
• vekkeklokke, vekkerklokke

References

• “vekke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

vekke (present tense vekker, past tense vekte, past participle vekt, passive infinitive vekkast, present participle vekkande, imperative vekk)

1. Alternative form of vekkja