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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German schwingen, possibly also from Middle Low German swingen.
Verb
svinge (imperative sving, present tense svinger, passive svinges, simple past svinga or svinget or svingte, past participle svinga or svinget or svingt, present participle svingende)
- to swing, sway
- to fluctuate, oscillate
- to turn (e.g. a corner)
- svinge til høyre - turn right
- to brandish (a weapon)
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
svinge (present tense svingar, past tense svinga, past participle svinga, passive infinitive svingast, present participle svingande, imperative svinge/sving)
- Alternative form of svinga