fjúka II “drift, be driven/blown”

“snow during a storm”

common

intransitive/impersonal intransitive

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek fýk 1pl vér fjúkum 1sg ek fjúka 1pl vér fjúkim
2sg þú fýkr 2pl þér fjúkið 2sg þú fjúkir 2pl þér fjúkið
3sg hon fýkr 3pl þau fjúka 3sg hon fjúki 3pl þau fjúki
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek fauk 1pl vér fukum 1sg ek fyka 1pl vér fykim
2sg þú faukt 2pl þér fukuð 2sg þú fykir 2pl þér fykið
3sg hon fauk 3pl þau fuku 3sg hon fyki 3pl þau fyki
preterite infinitive fuku
past participle f. fokin m. fokinn n. fokit
imperative 2sg fjúk 1pl fjúkum 2pl fjúkið

PG *feukaną. Shares a root with the noun ON fjúk “snowdrift,” a variant of which may be the source of MnE fog; further Dutch fuik “fish trap,” in turn the source of MnE fyke.

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