välva

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See also: valva, válva, vâlvă, and valvă

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hvælva, from Old Norse hvelfa, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną. Cognate of Icelandic hvelfa, Norwegian kvelva, Danish hvælve, Middle High German welben, German wölben, Old Saxon bihwelvian, Gothic 𐍈𐌹𐌻𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌼 (ƕilftrjōm), English whelm, Dutch welven.

Verb

välva (present välver, preterite välvde, supine välvt, imperative välv)

  1. arch (form into an arch shape)

Conjugation

Conjugation of välva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive välva välvas
Supine välvt välvts
Imperative välv —
Imper. plural1 välven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative välver välvde välvs, välves välvdes
Ind. plural1 välva välvde välvas välvdes
Subjunctive2 välve välvde välves välvdes
Participles
Present participle välvande
Past participle välvd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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