*wīkwaną

Runic: ᚹᛁᚲᚹᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwiː.kʷɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to yield, cease, fold
to retreat

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃wéyg-we-ti, from *h₃weyg- (‘to start moving; to distance oneself; to bend, wind’). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬘𐬀𐬧𐬙 (vaējaṇt) (vaējaṇt, ‘swinging; present participle’), Ancient Greek εἴκω (eíkō) (eíkō, ‘to give way’), οἴγω (oígō, ‘to open’), Tocharian B viśäṃ (‘should stay away; subjunctive’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	wīkwō	wīkwaų	–
2nd singular	wīkwizi	wīkwaiz	wīkw
3rd singular	wīkwidi	wīkwai	wīkwadau
1st dual	wīkwōz	wīkwaiw	–
2nd dual	wīkwadiz	wīkwaidiz	wīkwadiz
1st plural	wīkwamaz	wīkwaim	–
2nd plural	wīkwid	wīkwaid	wīkwid
3rd plural	wīkwandi	wīkwain	wīkwandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wīkwai	–
2nd singular	wīkwazai	wīkwaizau
3rd singular	wīkwadai	wīkwaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	wīkwandai	wīkwaindau
2nd plural	wīkwandai	wīkwaindau
3rd plural	wīkwandai	wīkwaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	waikw	wikwį̄
2nd singular	waiht	wikwīz
3rd singular	waikw	wikwī
1st dual	wikwū	wikwīw
2nd dual	wikwudiz	wikwīdiz
1st plural	wikwum	wikwīm
2nd plural	wikwud	wikwīd
3rd plural	wikwun	wikwīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
wīkwaną	wīkwandz	wikwanaz

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Descendants

*wīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wīcan (Old Dutch)
  - wiken (Middle Dutch)
    - wieke (Limburgish)
*wīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wīcan (Old Dutch)
  - wiken (Middle Dutch)
    - wijken (Dutch)
      - wyk (Afrikaans)
*wīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wīcan (Old English)
  - wiken (Middle English)
    - wick (English)
    - wick (Scots)
*wīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wīka (Old Frisian)
  - wieke (Saterland Frisian)
  - wike, wyke (West Frisian)
*wīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wīhhan (Old High German)
  - wīchen (Middle High German)
    - baichan (Cimbrian)
    - weichen (German)
*wīkwan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wīkan (Old Saxon)
  - wîken (Middle Low German)
    - wieken (German Low German)
ýkva (Old Norse)
- vige (Danish)
- víkja (Faroese)
- víkja (Icelandic)
- vike (Norwegian Bokmål)
- vike (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ýkva (Old Norse)
- vīka (Old Swedish)
  - vika, vik (Swedish)
víkva (Old Norse)
- vige (Danish)
- víkja (Faroese)
- víkja (Icelandic)
- vike (Norwegian Bokmål)
- vike (Norwegian Nynorsk)
víkva (Old Norse)
- vīka (Old Swedish)
  - vika, vik (Swedish)
víkja (Old Norse)
- vige (Danish)
- víkja (Faroese)
- víkja (Icelandic)
- vike (Norwegian Bokmål)
- vike (Norwegian Nynorsk)
víkja (Old Norse)
- vīka (Old Swedish)
  - vika, vik (Swedish)

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