svimma
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.
Verb edit
svimma (singular past indicative svamm, plural past indicative summu, past participle summinn)
- (intransitive) to swim
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of svimma — active (strong class 3)
| infinitive | svimma | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | svimmandi | |
| past participle | summinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | svimm | svamm |
| 2nd-person singular | svimmr | svammt |
| 3rd-person singular | svimmr | svamm |
| 1st-person plural | svimmum | summum |
| 2nd-person plural | svimmið | summuð |
| 3rd-person plural | svimma | summu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | svimma | symma |
| 2nd-person singular | svimmir | symmir |
| 3rd-person singular | svimmi | symmi |
| 1st-person plural | svimmim | symmim |
| 2nd-person plural | svimmið | symmið |
| 3rd-person plural | svimmi | symmi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | svimm | |
| 1st-person plural | svimmum | |
| 2nd-person plural | svimmið | |
Conjugation of svimma — mediopassive (strong class 3)
| infinitive | svimmask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | svimmandisk | |
| past participle | summizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | svimmumk | summumk |
| 2nd-person singular | svimmsk | svammzk |
| 3rd-person singular | svimmsk | svammsk |
| 1st-person plural | svimmumsk | summumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | svimmizk | summuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | svimmask | summusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | svimmumk | symmumk |
| 2nd-person singular | svimmisk | symmisk |
| 3rd-person singular | svimmisk | symmisk |
| 1st-person plural | svimmimsk | symmimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | svimmizk | symmizk |
| 3rd-person plural | svimmisk | symmisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | svimmsk | |
| 1st-person plural | svimmumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | svimmizk | |
Descendants edit
- Faroese: svimja
- Icelandic: svimma, svima, symja
- Norn: suma
- Norwegian Nynorsk: symja, svemja
- Jamtish: symi
- Elfdalian: simma
- Old Swedish: symma
- Swedish: simma
- Scanian: sømma
- Old Danish: swimmæ
- Gutnish: sime
References edit
- “svimma”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German swimen, cf. Danish besvime, Norwegian Bokmål besvime, Norwegian Nynorsk svime, English sweem, Dutch zwijm, from Proto-Germanic *swindaną. Likely unrelated to English swoon.
Verb edit
svimma (present svimmar, preterite svimmade, supine svimmat, imperative svimma)
- to faint; to lose consciousness
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of svimma (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svimma | — | ||
| Supine | svimmat | — | ||
| Imperative | svimma | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | svimmen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svimmar | svimmade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | svimma | svimmade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | svimme | svimmade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svimmande | |||
| Past participle | svimmad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- svimma in Svensk ordbok.