svemja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• svemje
• symja, symje
• svømma, svømme (also Bokmål)

Etymology

From Old Norse symja, svimma/svima. Akin to English swim.

Verb

svemja (present tense svem, past tense svam, past participle svome, passive infinitive svemjast, present participle svemjande, imperative svem)

1. to swim

References

• “svemja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.