vike

See also: vīķe, vīķē, and вике

English

Etymology

Respelling of the first part of the word.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪk

Noun

vike (plural vikes)

1. (colloquial, usually in the plural) Vicodin

   She's on vikes, so don't take her seriously today.

Anagrams

• Kiev, kiev, kive

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse víka, víkja

Verb

vike (imperative vik, present tense viker, passive vikes, simple past vek or veik, past participle veket, present participle vikende)

1. to give away, yield
2. to look away, turn aside, waver
3. to recede, retreat
4. to depart, go away, leave

References

• “vike” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “vike_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse víka, víkja

Verb

vike (present tense vik, past tense veik, past participle vike, passive infinitive vikast, present participle vikande, imperative vik)

1. to give away, yield
2. to look away, turn aside, waver
3. to recede, retreat
4. to depart, go away, leave

Alternative forms

• vika

References

• “vike” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.