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þvá

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See also: ýva and þva

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þwahaną, whence also Old English þwēan, Old Saxon thwahan, Old High German dwahan (dialectal German zwagen), Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þwahan).

Verb

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þvá (singular past indicative þó, plural past indicative þógu, past participle þveginn)

  1. to wash

Conjugation

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Conjugation of þvá — active (strong class 6)
infinitive þvá
present participle þváandi
past participle þveginn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þvæ þó þvá þǿga
2nd person singular þvær þótt þváir þǿgir
3rd person singular þvær þó þvái þǿgi
1st person plural þvám þógum þváim þǿgim
2nd person plural þváið þóguð þváið þǿgið
3rd person plural þvá þógu þvái þǿgi
imperative present
2nd person singular þvá
1st person plural þvám
2nd person plural þváið
Conjugation of þvá — mediopassive (strong class 6)
infinitive þvásk
present participle þváandisk
past participle þvegizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þvámk þógumk þvámk þǿgumk
2nd person singular þvæsk þózk þváisk þǿgisk
3rd person singular þvæsk þósk þváisk þǿgisk
1st person plural þvámsk þógumsk þváimsk þǿgimsk
2nd person plural þváizk þóguzk þváizk þǿgizk
3rd person plural þvásk þógusk þváisk þǿgisk
imperative present
2nd person singular þvásk
1st person plural þvámsk
2nd person plural þváizk

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: þvo
  • Faroese: tváa
  • Norwegian: två
  • Old Swedish: þvā
  • Old Danish: þwā, thwo, tho
    • Danish: to