skälva

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skiælva, from Old Norse skjalfa, from Proto-Germanic *skelbaną.

Pronunciation

Noun

skälva c

  1. great fear (that makes one tremble), especially in the expression "stora skälvan" (the great fear)

Declension

Declension of skälva 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative skälva skälvan — —
Genitive skälvas skälvans — —

Verb

skälva (present skälver, preterite skälvde or skalv, supine skälvt, imperative skälv)

  1. to shake, to tremble, to quake

Usage notes

  • the strong conjugation past tense skalv is also used, but the supine skulvit has fallen out of use

Conjugation

Conjugation of skälva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skälva —
Supine skälvt —
Imperative skälv —
Imper. plural1 skälven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skälver skälvde — —
Ind. plural1 skälva skälvde — —
Subjunctive2 skälve skälvde — —
Participles
Present participle skälvande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of skälva (class 3 strong, archaic)
Active Passive
Infinitive skälva —
Supine skulvit —
Imperative skälv —
Imper. plural1 skälven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skälver skalv — —
Ind. plural1 skälva skulvo — —
Subjunctive2 skälve skulve — —
Participles
Present participle skälvande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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