sväva

See also: Svava and Sváva

Swedish

Alternative forms

• sväfva (pre-1906 spelling)

Etymology

From Old Swedish svæva‚ likely borrowed from Middle Low German swēven, from Old Saxon *swivian, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną. Doublet of sviva.

Pronunciation

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Verb

sväva (present svävar, preterite svävade, supine svävat, imperative sväva)

1. to float (in the air), to hover, to soar

Conjugation

Conjugation of sväva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sväva		—
Supine	svävat		—
Imperative	sväva		—
Imper. plural1	sväven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	svävar	svävade	—	—
Ind. plural1	sväva	svävade	—	—
Subjunctive2	sväve	svävade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	svävande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• svävare

Anagrams

• vävas