sviva
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- svive
Etymology
From Old Norse svífa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sʋiːʋɑ/
Verb
sviva (present tense sviv, past tense sveiv, past participle svive, present participle svivande, imperative sviv)
- to rotate
- to wander
- 1895, Per Sivle, "Vaar-Vôn":
- Det var ikvell, medan Tankarne sveiv […]
- It was tonight, while my thoughts wandered […]
- Det var ikvell, medan Tankarne sveiv […]
- 1895, Per Sivle, "Vaar-Vôn":
- to float (in the air)
References
- “sviva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.