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väva

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See also: vava and væva

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish væva, from Old Norse vefa, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (to weave). Compare Norwegian veve, Danish væve, Faroese veva, Icelandic vefa.

Verb

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väva (present väver, preterite vävde, supine vävt, imperative väv)

  1. weave; to form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another

Conjugation

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Conjugation of väva (weak)
active passive
infinitive väva vävas
supine vävt vävts
imperative väv
imper. plural1 väven
present past present past
indicative väver vävde vävs, väves vävdes
ind. plural1 väva vävde vävas vävdes
subjunctive2 väve vävde väves vävdes
present participle vävande
past participle vävd

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

Conjugation of väva (class 6 strong, archaic)
active passive
infinitive väva vävas
supine vävit vävits
imperative väv
imper. plural1 väven
present past present past
indicative väver vov vävs, väves vovs
ind. plural1 väva vovo vävas vovos
subjunctive2 väve vove väves voves
present participle vävande
past participle väven

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

Conjugation of väfva (class 6 strong, archaic, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)
active passive
infinitive väfva väfvas
supine väfvit väfvits
imperative väf
imper. plural1 väfven
present past present past
indicative väfver vof väfs, väfves vofs
ind. plural1 väfva vofvo väfvas vofvos
subjunctive2 väfve vofve väfves vofves
present participle väfvande
past participle väfven

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

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Further reading

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