kvelva
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- kvelve (e and split infinitives)
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]kvelva (present tense kvelv, past tense kvalv, supine kvolve, past participle kvolven, present participle kvelvande, imperative kvelv)
- (intransitive) to capsize
- Båten kvalv.
- The boat capsized.
Noun
[edit]kvelva n
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]kvelva (present tense kvelvar or kvelver, past tense kvelva or kvelvde, past participle kvelva or kvelvt, present participle kvelvande, imperative kvelv)
- (transitive) to turn over something.
- Etter nokon timar i kjøleskapet kvelver du skåla på eit fat så puddingen sklir ut.
- After some hours in the fridge, turn over the bowl onto a plate, so that the pudding slides out.
- to form a vault over something.
- Himmelen kvelver seg over jorda.
- The sky lies like a vault over the earth.
References
[edit]- “kvelva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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