skälva
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish skiælva, from Old Norse skjalfa, from Proto-Germanic *skelbaną
Noun
skälva c
- great fear (that makes one tremble), especially in the expression "stora skälvan" (the great fear)
Declension
| Declension of skälva | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | skälva | skälvan | — | — |
| Genitive | skälvas | skälvans | — | — |
Verb
skälva (present skälver, preterite skälvde, supine skälvt, imperative skälv)
- to shake, to tremble, to quake
Usage notes
- the strong conjugation past tense skalv is also used, but the supine skulvit has fallen out of use
Conjugation
Conjugation of skälva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skälva | — |
| Present tense | skälver | — |
| Past tense | skälvde | — |
| Supine | skälvt | — |
| Imperative | skälv | — |
| Present participle | skälvande | |
| Past participle | — | |
Related terms
- skalv
- skälvning
References
- skälva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)