vräka

See also: vraka and vræka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vræka, from Old Norse vreka, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną.

Verb

vräka (present vräker, preterite vräkte, supine vräkt, imperative vräk)

1. to evict; to force a tenant to move

   Synonym: avhysa

2. to move (something) quickly, hastily, to heave, to throw
3. (vräka i sig) to eat or drink with great appetite and speed

Conjugation

Conjugation of vräka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	vräka		vräkas
supine	vräkt		vräkts
imperative	vräk		—
imper. plural1	vräken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	vräker	vräkte	vräks, vräkes	vräktes
ind. plural1	vräka	vräkte	vräkas	vräktes
subjunctive2	vräke	vräkte	vräkes	vräktes
present participle		vräkande
past participle		vräkt

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of vräka (class 5 strong, archaic)

	active		passive
infinitive	vräka		vräkas
supine	vräkt		vräkts
imperative	vräk		—
imper. plural1	vräken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	vräker	vrok	vräks, vräkes	vroks
ind. plural1	vräka	vroko	vräkas	vrokos
subjunctive2	vräke	vroke	vräkes	vrokes
present participle		vräkande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• vräkning

Related terms

• vrak
• vraka

Further reading

• “vräka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• kräva, kärva, värka