skälva
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish skiælva, from Old Norse skjalfa, from Proto-Germanic *skelbaną.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editskälva c
- great fear (that makes one tremble), especially in the expression "stora skälvan" (the great fear)
Declension
editDeclension of skälva
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skälva | skälvas |
| definite | skälvan | skälvans | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — | |
Verb
editskälva (present skälver, preterite skälvde or skalv, supine skälvt, imperative skälv)
Usage notes
edit- the strong conjugation past tense skalv is also used, but the supine skulvit has fallen out of use
Conjugation
editConjugation of skälva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skälva | — | ||
| Supine | skälvt | — | ||
| Imperative | skälv | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skälven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skälver | skälvde | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | skälva | skälvde | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | skälve | skälvde | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skälvande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of skälva (class 3 strong, archaic)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skälva | — | ||
| Supine | skulvit | — | ||
| Imperative | skälv | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skälven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skälver | skalv | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | skälva | skulvo | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | skälve | skulve | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skälvande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editReferences
editCategories:
- 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 with homophones
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish weak verbs
- Swedish strong verbs
- Swedish class 3 strong verbs