skälva
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish skiælva, from Old Norse skjalfa, from Proto-Germanic *skelbaną.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skälva c
- great fear (that makes one tremble), especially in the expression "stora skälvan" (the great fear)
Declension edit
| Declension of skälva | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | skälva | skälvan | — | — |
| Genitive | skälvas | skälvans | — | — |
Verb edit
skälva (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 edit
Conjugation 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. | ||||