Possibly from Middle Low German snaven. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk snåva, Middle English snaperen.
snava (present snavar, preterite snavade, supine snavat, imperative snava)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | snava | snavas | ||
Supine | snavat | snavats | ||
Imperative | snava | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | snaven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | snavar | snavade | snavas | snavades |
Ind. plural1 | snava | snavade | snavas | snavades |
Subjunctive2 | snave | snavade | snaves | snavades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | snavande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |