svarva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse svarfa. Cognate with Faroese svarva, Icelandic svarfa and Swedish svarva.

Verb

svarva (present tense svarvar, past tense svarva, past participle svarva, passive infinitive svarvast, present participle svarvande, imperative svarva/svarv)

  1. to go in circles
  2. to turn, to shape (something on a lathe)

References

  • “svarva” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Verb

svarva (present svarvar, preterite svarvade, supine svarvat, imperative svarva)

  1. to turn, to shape (something on a lathe)

Conjugation

Conjugation of svarva (weak)
active passive
infinitive svarva svarvas
supine svarvat svarvats
imperative svarva —
imper. plural1 svarven —
present past present past
indicative svarvar svarvade svarvas svarvades
ind. plural1 svarva svarvade svarvas svarvades
subjunctive2 svarve svarvade svarves svarvades
present participle svarvande
past participle svarvad

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

References

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