Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sviktet

Verb

svikta

1. simple past of svikte
2. past participle of svikte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• svikte

Etymology

From Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʋikta/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

svikta ‎(present tense sviktar, past tense svikta, past participle svikta, passive infinitive sviktast, present participle sviktande, imperative svikta/svikt)

1. fail, give in; break

   Grunnen under oss sviktar.

   The ground beneath us is giving in.

2. betray

Synonyms

• (give in): gje etter
• (betray): svika/svike

Related terms

• svikt

Noun

svikta f

1. singular definite of svikt

References

• “svikta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.