bǫlva

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See also: bölva

Old Norse

Etymology

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Verb

bǫlva (singular past indicative bǫlvaði, plural past indicative bǫluðu, past participle bǫlvaðr)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to curse (clarification of this definition is needed)
  2. to swear

Conjugation

Conjugation of bǫlva — active (weak class 2)
infinitive bǫlva
present participle bǫlvandi
past participle bǫlvaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular bǫlva bǫlvaða
2nd-person singular bǫlvar bǫlvaðir
3rd-person singular bǫlvar bǫlvaði
1st-person plural bǫlum bǫluðum
2nd-person plural bǫlvið bǫluðuð
3rd-person plural bǫlva bǫluðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular bǫlva bǫlvaða
2nd-person singular bǫlvir bǫlvaðir
3rd-person singular bǫlvi bǫlvaði
1st-person plural bǫlvim bǫlvaðim
2nd-person plural bǫlvið bǫlvaðið
3rd-person plural bǫlvi bǫlvaði
imperative present
2nd-person singular bǫlva
1st-person plural bǫlum
2nd-person plural bǫlvið
Conjugation of bǫlva — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive bǫlvask
present participle bǫlvandisk
past participle bǫlvazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular bǫlumk bǫluðumk
2nd-person singular bǫlvask bǫlvaðisk
3rd-person singular bǫlvask bǫlvaðisk
1st-person plural bǫlumsk bǫluðumsk
2nd-person plural bǫlvizk bǫluðuzk
3rd-person plural bǫlvask bǫluðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular bǫlumk bǫluðumk
2nd-person singular bǫlvisk bǫlvaðisk
3rd-person singular bǫlvisk bǫlvaðisk
1st-person plural bǫlvimsk bǫlvaðimsk
2nd-person plural bǫlvizk bǫlvaðizk
3rd-person plural bǫlvisk bǫlvaðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular bǫlvask
1st-person plural bǫlumsk
2nd-person plural bǫlvizk

Derived terms

  • bǫlvan f (“curse, imprecation”)
  • bǫl n (“bale, misfortune”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bölva

References

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