tvaga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þvā, from Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną. The stem tvag- has been restored from the past participle and supine of två; tvagen and tvagit respectively. Compare slå with past participle/supine slagen/slagit.

Verb

tvaga (present tvager, preterite tvog, supine tvagit, imperative tvag)

1. (archaic, poetic) to wash

   Synonym: två

Conjugation

Conjugation of tvaga (class 6 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tvaga		tvagas
Supine	tvagit		tvagits
Imperative	tvag		—
Imper. plural1	tvagen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tvager	tvog	tvags, tvages	tvogs
Ind. plural1	tvaga	tvogo	tvagas	tvogos
Subjunctive2	tvage	tvoge	tvages	tvoges
	Participles
Present participle	tvagande
Past participle	tvagen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of tvaga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tvaga		tvagas
Supine	tvagt		tvagts
Imperative	tvag		—
Imper. plural1	tvagen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tvager	tvagde	tvags, tvages	tvagdes
Ind. plural1	tvaga	tvagde	tvagas	tvagdes
Subjunctive2	tvage	tvagde	tvages	tvagdes
	Participles
Present participle	tvagande
Past participle	tvagd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of tvaga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tvaga		tvagas
Supine	tvagat		tvagats
Imperative	tvaga		—
Imper. plural1	tvagen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tvagar	tvagade	tvagas	tvagades
Ind. plural1	tvaga	tvagade	tvagas	tvagades
Subjunctive2	tvage	tvagade	tvages	tvagades
	Participles
Present participle	tvagande
Past participle	tvagad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• två
• tvål
• tvätt (tvätta)

References

• tvaga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Further reading

• tvaga in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• avtag