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värva

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish værva, from Middle Low German werven and Middle High German werben, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną. Doublet of värva, which is a homonym.

Verb

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värva (present värvar, preterite värvade, supine värvat, imperative värva)

  1. (transitive and intransitive) to recruit, to get to join
    1. especially in sports
      Vi har värvat tre spelare till denna säsong.
      We've recruited three players for this season.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of värva (weak)
active passive
infinitive värva värvas
supine värvat värvats
imperative värva
imper. plural1 värven
present past present past
indicative värvar värvade värvas värvades
ind. plural1 värva värvade värvas värvades
subjunctive2 värve värvade värves värvades
present participle värvande
past participle värvad

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

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish hværva, from Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną. Doublet of värva, which is a homonym.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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värva (present värver, preterite värvde, supine värvt, imperative värv)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) to turn, to twist
  2. (archaic, intransitive) to disappear, to vanish
Conjugation
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Conjugation of värva (weak)
active passive
infinitive värva värvas
supine värvt värvts
imperative värv
imper. plural1 värven
present past present past
indicative värver värvde värvs, värves värvdes
ind. plural1 värva värvde värvas värvdes
subjunctive2 värve värvde värves värvdes
present participle värvande
past participle värvd

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

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Anagrams

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