vricka

Swedish

Etymology

Likely cognate of Danish vrikke, Low German wriggen, Old English wrīġian, English wrick. Doublet of vrida.

Verb

vricka (present vrickar, preterite vrickade, supine vrickat, imperative vricka)

  1. to twist (injure a body part by bending it in the wrong direction)
    Hon vrickade foten
    She twisted her ankle

Usage notes

  • Often implies a milder injury compared to stuka (“sprain”). Perhaps one that can be walked off.
  • You idiomatically twist your foot rather than your ankle (fotled) in Swedish, though "vricka handleden" (twist one's wrist) appears to be more common than "vricka handen" (twist one's hand).

Conjugation

Conjugation of vricka (weak)
active passive
infinitive vricka vrickas
supine vrickat vrickats
imperative vricka —
imper. plural1 vricken —
present past present past
indicative vrickar vrickade vrickas vrickades
ind. plural1 vricka vrickade vrickas vrickades
subjunctive2 vricke vrickade vrickes vrickades
present participle vrickande
past participle vrickad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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