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vika

“vika” is a Swedish word. Its 14 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to fold (into several layers)
  2. to dedicate (time), to designate a period of time for a certain action
  3. to dedicate, to set aside for a special person or a special use
  4. to give up, to give in (under pressure), to budge
  5. to bend (for example from laughing or in pain)
  6. to turn (slightly, while moving)
  7. to turn (while moving (so as to deviate from a path – sometimes figuratively))
  8. to deviate (more generally)
  9. to move aside, (often) to step aside
  10. (vika ut) to unfold, to open a foldout
  11. (vika ut) to expose oneself as a (more-or-less nude) centerfold, to appear (nude) in a magazine or online
  12. to talk openly (on personal topics)
  13. to sleep, to go to bed

adverb

  1. to give way, to give in, to fold (under pressure)

Etymology

From Old Swedish vīka, from Old Norse víkja, víkva (to fold, turn, head in a direction), from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną. Cognate to Swedish vicka (wiggle). The adverb in the phrase ge vika comes from Low German wike/weke gewen, where the noun wike means concession, escape. Compare German weichen.

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