Icelandic Online: Dictionary Entry for víkja

víkja v (dat) (veik or vék, viku, vikið)

1. move

~ e-u til hliðar

move sth aside

~ til hliðar

move to one side

2. (gefa) give

~ e-m e-u, ~ e-u að e-m

give sby sth

3. impers

því víkur svo við að . . .

it so happens that . . .

nú víkur sögunni að honum

now the story turns to him

það er vel af sér vikið

it is well done

4. phrases

~ að e-u

mention sth

~ sér að e-m

approach sby

~ af leið

turn aside

~ frá e-u

give sth up

~ sér frá

go away for a moment

~ e-m frá/úr embætti

dismiss sby from a post

~ fyrir e-m

give way to sby

~ undan

retreat

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