þvá

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See also: ýva and þva

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þwahaną, whence also Old English þwēan, Old Saxon thwahan, Old High German dwahan (dialectal German zwagen), Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þwahan).

Verb

þvá (singular past indicative þó, plural past indicative þógu, past participle þveginn)

  1. to wash

Conjugation

Conjugation of þvá — active (strong class 6)
infinitive þvá
present participle þváandi
past participle þveginn
indicative present past
1st-person singular þvæ þó
2nd-person singular þvær þótt
3rd-person singular þvær þó
1st-person plural þvám þógum
2nd-person plural þváið þóguð
3rd-person plural þvá þógu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þvá þǿga
2nd-person singular þváir þǿgir
3rd-person singular þvái þǿgi
1st-person plural þváim þǿgim
2nd-person plural þváið þǿgið
3rd-person plural þvái þǿgi
imperative present
2nd-person singular þvá
1st-person plural þvám
2nd-person plural þváið
Conjugation of þvá — mediopassive (strong class 6)
infinitive þvásk
present participle þváandisk
past participle þvegizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular þvámk þógumk
2nd-person singular þvæsk þózk
3rd-person singular þvæsk þósk
1st-person plural þvámsk þógumsk
2nd-person plural þváizk þóguzk
3rd-person plural þvásk þógusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þvámk þǿgumk
2nd-person singular þváisk þǿgisk
3rd-person singular þváisk þǿgisk
1st-person plural þváimsk þǿgimsk
2nd-person plural þváizk þǿgizk
3rd-person plural þváisk þǿgisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular þvásk
1st-person plural þvámsk
2nd-person plural þváizk

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þvo
  • Faroese: tváa
  • Norwegian: två
  • Old Swedish: þvā
  • Old Danish: þwā, thwo, tho
    • Danish: to
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