söva

See also: sova, Sova, sôvä, and sóvá

Swedish

Alternative forms

• söfva (pre-1906 spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse sœfa, sǿfa, causative of sova (< sofa).

Verb

söva (present söver, preterite sövde, supine sövt, imperative söv)

1. send to sleep, cause someone to fall asleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of söva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	söva		sövas
Supine	sövt		sövts
Imperative	söv		—
Imper. plural1	söven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	söver	sövde	sövs, söves	sövdes
Ind. plural1	söva	sövde	sövas	sövdes
Subjunctive2	söve	sövde	söves	sövdes
	Participles
Present participle	sövande
Past participle	sövd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• söva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• söva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• söva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• övas