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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse svimma, svima, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
svømme (imperative svøm, infinitive at svømme, present tense svømmer, past tense svømmede, perfect tense er/har svømmet)
- swim (move through water)
- float
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse svimma, svima, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
svømme (imperative svøm, present tense svømmer, simple past svømte, past participle svømt, present participle svømmende)
- to swim
- Han svømte over elven. ― He swam across the river.
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References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
svømme (present tense svømmer, past tense svømde or svømte, past participle svømt, present participle svømmande, imperative svøm)
- Alternative form of symja
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