hålla hov
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]hålla (“hold”) + hov (“court”)
Verb
[edit]hålla hov (present håller hov, preterite höll hov, supine hållit hov, imperative håll hov)
- (of a king or other high-ranking aristocrat) to hold court
- (figuratively, by extension) to hold court (be surrounded by people and command their attention because they find you interesting or important, be the "center" of some gathering)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hålla hov | hållas hov | ||
| supine | hållit hov | hållits hov | ||
| imperative | håll hov | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | hållen hov | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | håller hov | höll hov | hålls hov, hålles hov | hölls hov |
| ind. plural1 | hålla hov | höllo hov | hållas hov | höllos hov |
| subjunctive2 | hålle hov | hölle hov | hålles hov | hölles hov |
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also
[edit]- hålla låda (“talk continuously at length”)