skarva
See also: skärva
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Noun
[edit]skarva n
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]skarva (present skarvar, preterite skarvade, supine skarvat, imperative skarva)
- (often with a particle like ihop (“together”)) to splice (join two objects together using a third object)
- to extend (by joining with something of a similar kind)
- to exaggerate, to brag
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skarva | skarvas | ||
| supine | skarvat | skarvats | ||
| imperative | skarva | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | skarven | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | skarvar | skarvade | skarvas | skarvades |
| ind. plural1 | skarva | skarvade | skarvas | skarvades |
| subjunctive2 | skarve | skarvade | skarves | skarvades |
| present participle | skarvande | |||
| past participle | skarvad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]→ Finnish: karvata, skarvata (dialectal, rare)
References
[edit]- skarva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skarva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skarva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)