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kvefja

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kwabjaną (to suffocate).[1]

Verb

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kvefja (singular past indicative kvafði, plural past indicative kvǫfðu, past participle kvafðr or kvafiðr)

  1. (transitive) to smother, suffocate; to choke
  2. (transitive) to submerge in water; to dip
  3. (impersonal, transitive) to sink
  4. (mediopassive) to dive, duck

Conjugation

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Conjugation of kvefja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive kvefja
present participle kvefjandi
past participle kvafðr, kvafiðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kvef kvafða kvefja kvefða
2nd person singular kvefr kvafðir kvefir kvefðir
3rd person singular kvefr kvafði kvefi kvefði
1st person plural kvefjum kvǫfðum kvefim kvefðim
2nd person plural kvefið kvǫfðuð kvefið kvefðið
3rd person plural kvefja kvǫfðu kvefi kvefði
imperative present
2nd person singular kvef
1st person plural kvefjum
2nd person plural kvefið
Conjugation of kvefja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive kvefjask
present participle kvefjandisk
past participle kvafzk, kvafizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular kvefjumk kvǫfðumk kvefjumk kvefðumk
2nd person singular kvefsk kvafðisk kvefisk kvefðisk
3rd person singular kvefsk kvafðisk kvefisk kvefðisk
1st person plural kvefjumsk kvǫfðumsk kvefimsk kvefðimsk
2nd person plural kvefizk kvǫfðuzk kvefizk kvefðizk
3rd person plural kvefjask kvǫfðusk kvefisk kvefðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular kvefsk
1st person plural kvefjumsk
2nd person plural kvefizk
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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: kvefja, kefja
  • Faroese: kevja
  • Norwegian: kveve
  • Old Swedish: kvävja

References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “kvefja”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kvefja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive