sväva

See also: Svava and Sváva

Swedish

Alternative forms

• sväfva (pre-1906 spelling)

Etymology

From Old Swedish svæva‚ likely borrowed from Middle Low German swēven, from Old Saxon *swivian, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną. Doublet of sviva.

Pronunciation

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Verb

sväva (present svävar, preterite svävade, supine svävat, imperative sväva)

1. to float (in the air), to hover, to soar

Conjugation

Conjugation of sväva (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	sväva		—
supine	svävat		—
imperative	sväva		—
imper. plural1	sväven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	svävar	svävade	—	—
ind. plural1	sväva	svävade	—	—
subjunctive2	sväve	svävade	—	—
present participle		svävande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• svävare

Anagrams

• vävas