vidke
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- vidka
Etymology
From Old Norse víðka. Doublet of vikke. Cognates with Icelandic víkka.
Verb
vidke (present tense vidkar, past tense vidka, past participle vidka, passive infinitive vidkast, present participle vidkande, imperative vidk)
- (transitive) to make roomy, more spacious
- Synonym: vide ut
- (now rare) alternative form of vikke
References
- “vidke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “vidka”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016