skjelva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skjelve (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse skjalfa, from Proto-Germanic *skelbaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃɛlʋɑ/

Verb

skjelva (present tense skjelv, past tense skalv, past participle skolve, present participle skjelvande, imperative skjelv)

1. to quake, tremble, quiver, shake

Further reading

• “skjelva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.