svige

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish swikæ, from Old Norse svíkja, svíkva, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną. Related to svigte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsviːə]

Verb

svige (imperative svig, present sviger, past sveg, past participle sveget, c svegen, definite or plural svegne)

  1. (dated) to betray; to let down
    Synonyms: svigte, forråde
  2. (law) to defraud
    Synonym: bedrage

Conjugation

Conjugation of svige
active passive
present sviger sviges
past sveg —
infinitive svige sviges
imperative svig —
participle
present svigende
past sveget
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund svigen

Derived terms

References

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