väva
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- väfva (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]väva (present väver, preterite vävde, supine vävt, imperative väv)
- weave; to form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another
Conjugation
[edit]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 |
| Participles | ||||
| 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | väfvande | |||
| Past participle | väfven | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- väva in Svensk ordbok.
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish weak verbs
- Swedish strong verbs
- Swedish class 6 strong verbs