tvaga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þvā, from Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną. The stem tvag- has been restored from the past participle and supine of två; tvagen and tvagit respectively. Compare slå with past participle/supine slagen/slagit.

Verb

tvaga (present tvager, preterite tvog, supine tvagit, imperative tvag)

1. (archaic, poetic) to wash

   Synonym: två

Conjugation

Conjugation of tvaga (class 6 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	tvaga		tvagas
supine	tvagit		tvagits
imperative	tvag		—
imper. plural1	tvagen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tvager	tvog	tvags, tvages	tvogs
ind. plural1	tvaga	tvogo	tvagas	tvogos
subjunctive2	tvage	tvoge	tvages	tvoges
present participle		tvagande
past participle		tvagen

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

Conjugation of tvaga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	tvaga		tvagas
supine	tvagt		tvagts
imperative	tvag		—
imper. plural1	tvagen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tvager	tvagde	tvags, tvages	tvagdes
ind. plural1	tvaga	tvagde	tvagas	tvagdes
subjunctive2	tvage	tvagde	tvages	tvagdes
present participle		tvagande
past participle		tvagd

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

Conjugation of tvaga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	tvaga		tvagas
supine	tvagat		tvagats
imperative	tvaga		—
imper. plural1	tvagen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tvagar	tvagade	tvagas	tvagades
ind. plural1	tvaga	tvagade	tvagas	tvagades
subjunctive2	tvage	tvagade	tvages	tvagades
present participle		tvagande
past participle		tvagad

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

Related terms

• två
• tvål
• tvätt (tvätta)

References

• tvaga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Further reading

• tvaga in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• avtag