hålla hov

Swedish

Etymology

hålla (“hold”) +‎ hov (“court”)

Verb

hålla hov (present håller hov, preterite höll hov, supine hållit hov, imperative håll hov)

  1. (of a king or other high-ranking aristocrat) to hold court
  2. (figuratively, by extension) to hold court (be surrounded by people and command their attention because they find you interesting or important, be the "center" of some gathering)

Conjugation

Conjugation of hålla (class 7 strong)
active passive
infinitive hålla hov hållas hov
supine hållit hov hållits hov
imperative håll hov —
imper. plural1 hållen hov —
present past present past
indicative håller hov höll hov hålls hov, hålles hov hölls hov
ind. plural1 hålla hov höllo hov hållas hov höllos hov
subjunctive2 hålle hov hölle hov hålles hov hölles hov
present participle —
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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