sväva

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See also: Svava and Sváva

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish svæva‚ likely borrowed from Middle Low German swēven, from Old Saxon *swivian, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną. Doublet of sviva.

Pronunciation

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Verb

sväva (present svävar, preterite svävade, supine svävat, imperative sväva)

  1. to float (in the air), to hover, to soar

Conjugation

Conjugation of sväva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive sväva —
Supine svävat —
Imperative sväva —
Imper. plural1 sväven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative svävar svävade — —
Ind. plural1 sväva svävade — —
Subjunctive2 sväve svävade — —
Participles
Present participle svävande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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