hålla hov
Swedish
Etymology
hålla (“hold”) + hov (“court”)
Verb
hålla hov (present håller hov, preterite höll hov, supine hållit hov, imperative håll hov)
- (of a king or other high-ranking aristocrat) to hold court
- (figuratively, by extension) to hold court (be surrounded by people and command their attention because they find you interesting or important, be the "center" of some gathering)
Conjugation
Conjugation of hålla hov (class 7 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hålla hov | hållas hov | ||
| Supine | hållit hov | hållits hov | ||
| Imperative | håll hov | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hållen hov | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | håller hov | höll hov | hålls hov, hålles hov | hölls hov |
| Ind. plural1 | hålla hov | höllo hov | hållas hov | höllos hov |
| Subjunctive2 | hålle hov | hölle hov | hålles hov | hölles hov |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- hålla låda (“talk continuously at length”)
References
- hov in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hov in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)