svigte

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”)).

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʋeɡ̊d̥ə]

svigte (imperative svigt, infinitive at svigte, present tense svigter, past tense svigtede, perfect tense har svigtet)

1. to fail, to let down

• “svigte” in Den Danske Ordbog

svigte (present tense svigtar, past tense svigta, past participle svigta, present participle svigtande, imperative svigte)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of svikte