garva

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garbā.

Noun

garva f

  1. sheaf

Inflection

Declension of garva (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative garva garva, garvon
accusative garva, garvon garva, garvon
genitive garvon garvono
dative garvon garvon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: garve

References

  • “garva”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Swedish

Verb

garva (present garvar, preterite garvade, supine garvat, imperative garva)

  1. (colloquial) to laugh
    Synonym: skratta
    Vi garvade åt Nisses skämt ― We laughed at Nisse's joke
  2. to tan (turn animal hide into leather)

Conjugation

Conjugation of garva (weak)
active passive
infinitive garva garvas
supine garvat garvats
imperative garva —
imper. plural1 garven —
present past present past
indicative garvar garvade garvas garvades
ind. plural1 garva garvade garvas garvades
subjunctive2 garve garvade garves garvades
present participle garvande
past participle garvad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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