töva
Same as Old Swedish töva, from Middle Low German toven (“wait, delay, obstruct”), from Proto-Germanic *tabjan-, from Proto-Indo-European *dobʰ-éie-, see also Sanskrit दिप्सति (dipsati, “to deceive”).
Cognate with Norwegian, Danish and Old Danish tøve. It seems Old Swedish made a difference between töva and tövra, the latter derived from Middle Low German togern and German zögern.
töva (present tövar, preterite tövade, supine tövat, imperative töva)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | töva | — | ||
Supine | tövat | — | ||
Imperative | töva | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | töven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | tövar | tövade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | töva | tövade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | töve | tövade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | tövande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |