väva

See also: vava and væva

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • väfva (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Swedish væva, from Old Norse vefa, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”). Compare Norwegian veve, Danish væve, Faroese veva, Icelandic vefa.

Verb

väva (present väver, preterite vävde, supine vävt, imperative väv)

  1. weave; to form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another

Conjugation

Conjugation of väva (weak)
active passive
infinitive väva vävas
supine vävt vävts
imperative väv —
imper. plural1 väven —
present past present past
indicative väver vävde vävs, väves vävdes
ind. plural1 väva vävde vävas vävdes
subjunctive2 väve vävde väves vävdes
present participle vävande
past participle vävd

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

Conjugation of väva (class 6 strong, archaic)
active passive
infinitive väva vävas
supine vävit vävits
imperative väv —
imper. plural1 väven —
present past present past
indicative väver vov vävs, väves vovs
ind. plural1 väva vovo vävas vovos
subjunctive2 väve vove väves voves
present participle vävande
past participle väven

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

Conjugation of väfva (class 6 strong, archaic, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)
active passive
infinitive väfva väfvas
supine väfvit väfvits
imperative väf —
imper. plural1 väfven —
present past present past
indicative väfver vof väfs, väfves vofs
ind. plural1 väfva vofvo väfvas vofvos
subjunctive2 väfve vofve väfves vofves
present participle väfvande
past participle väfven

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

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