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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Adjective
svette
- definite singular of svett
- plural of svett
Etymology 2
From Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitô, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-.
Noun
svette m (definite singular svetten)
- sweat, perspiration
Med blod, svette og tårer.- With blood, sweat and tears.
Etymology 3
From Old Norse sveitast ?, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”).
Verb
svette (imperative svett, present tense svetter, passive svettes, simple past and past participle svetta or svettet, present participle svettende)
- to sweat, to perspire
Jeg svetter når jeg er nervøs.- I sweat when I'm nervous.
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Swedish
Adjective
svette
- definite natural masculine singular of svett
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