bǫlva

See also: bölva

Old Norse

Etymology

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Verb

bǫlva (singular past indicative bǫlvaði, plural past indicative bǫluðu, past participle bǫlvaðr)

  1. to curse (clarification of this definition is needed) [with dative]
  2. to swear

Conjugation

Conjugation of bǫlva — active (weak class 2)
infinitive bǫlva
present participle bǫlvandi
past participle bǫlvaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular bǫlva bǫlvaða bǫlva bǫlvaða
2nd person singular bǫlvar bǫlvaðir bǫlvir bǫlvaðir
3rd person singular bǫlvar bǫlvaði bǫlvi bǫlvaði
1st person plural bǫlum bǫluðum bǫlvim bǫlvaðim
2nd person plural bǫlvið bǫluðuð bǫlvið bǫlvaðið
3rd person plural bǫlva bǫluðu bǫlvi bǫlvaði
imperative present
2nd person singular bǫlva
1st person plural bǫlum
2nd person plural bǫlvið
Conjugation of bǫlva — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive bǫlvask
present participle bǫlvandisk
past participle bǫlvazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular bǫlumk bǫluðumk bǫlumk bǫluðumk
2nd person singular bǫlvask bǫlvaðisk bǫlvisk bǫlvaðisk
3rd person singular bǫlvask bǫlvaðisk bǫlvisk bǫlvaðisk
1st person plural bǫlumsk bǫluðumsk bǫlvimsk bǫlvaðimsk
2nd person plural bǫlvizk bǫluðuzk bǫlvizk bǫlvaðizk
3rd person plural bǫlvask bǫluðusk bǫlvisk bǫlvaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular bǫlvask
1st person plural bǫlumsk
2nd person plural bǫlvizk

Derived terms

  • bǫlvan f (curse, imprecation)
  • bǫl n (bale, misfortune)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bölva

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bölva”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 83; also available at the Internet Archive