UrsprungFrom Old Swedish vanka, probably borrowed from Middle Low German wanken, from Old Saxon wankon, from Proto-West Germanic *wankōn, from Proto-Germanic *wankōną, cognate with Danish vanke and Old Norse vakka.
- to stroll, to wander, to walk without hurry
“där farbror polisen med händer på ryggen sakta vankar gatan fram och lyfter på hatten åt medborgarna.” — where the old constable with his hands at his back slowly strolls along the street and tips his hat at the gentry.
“han vankar av och an.” — he strolls to and fro
“Onsdag går jag ut och vankar. Torsdag sitter jag i tankar.” — On Wednesday I go for a stroll. On Thursday I sit in thoughts. (nursery rhyme, song lyrics)
- to expect food or some event
“Det vankas vickning fram på småtimmarna.” — We're expecting some light food in the wee hours.
“När det vankades Bernadotte-jubileum var det varken kungen eller drottningen som stod i centrum.” — When the Bernadotte jubilee was forthcoming, neither the King nor the Queen were the centre of attention.
Formervankar(present) · vankade(preterite) · vankat(supine) · vanka(imperative) · vanka(active, infinitive) · vankas(infinitive, passive) · vankat(active, supine) · vankats(passive, supine) · vanka(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · vanken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · vankar(active, indicative, present) · vankade(active, indicative, past) · vankas(indicative, passive, present) · vankades(indicative, passive, past) · vanka(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · vankade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · vankas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · vankades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)