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From Old Norse svimma, svima, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.

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  • IPA(key): /svœmə/, [ˈsvœmə]

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svømme (imperative svøm, infinitive at svømme, present tense svømmer, past tense svømmede, perfect tense er/har svømmet)

  1. swim (move through water)
  2. float

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse svimma, svima, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

svømme (imperative svøm, present tense svømmer, simple past svømte, past participle svømt, present participle svømmende)

  1. to swim
    Han svømte over elven.He swam across the river.

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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svømme (present tense svømmer, past tense svømde or svømte, past participle svømt, present participle svømmande, imperative svøm)

  1. Alternative form of symja

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