svarva

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

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

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

Related terms edit

svarv
sverva

References edit

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

Swedish edit

Verb edit

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

to turn, to shape (something on a lathe)

Conjugation edit

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
	Participles
Present participle	svarvande
Past participle	svarvad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.