röva

See also: Rova and rova

Swedish

Etymology

rov +‎ -a, from Old Norse reyfa, with influence from Middle Low German rōven.

Verb

röva (present rövar, preterite rövade, supine rövat, imperative röva)

1. to rob; to commit robbery or looting

Conjugation

Conjugation of röva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	röva		rövas
Supine	rövat		rövats
Imperative	röva		—
Imper. plural1	röven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	rövar	rövade	rövas	rövades
Ind. plural1	röva	rövade	rövas	rövades
Subjunctive2	röve	rövade	röves	rövades
	Participles
Present participle	rövande
Past participle	rövad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• bortröva
• rov
• rövare

Further reading

• röva in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• övar