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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skälva skälvas
definite skälvan skälvans
plural indefinite
definite

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

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