välva
See also: valva, válva, vâlvă, and valvă
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hvælva, from Old Norse hvelfa, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną. Cognate of Icelandic hvelfa, Norwegian kvelva, Danish hvælve, Middle High German welben, German wölben, Old Saxon bihwelvian, Gothic 𐍈𐌹𐌻𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌼 (ƕilftrjōm), English whelm, Dutch welven.
Verb
välva (present välver, preterite välvde, supine välvt, imperative välv)
- arch (form into an arch shape)
Conjugation
Conjugation of välva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | välva | välvas | ||
| Supine | välvt | välvts | ||
| Imperative | välv | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | välven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | välver | välvde | välvs, välves | välvdes |
| Ind. plural1 | välva | välvde | välvas | välvdes |
| Subjunctive2 | välve | välvde | välves | välvdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | välvande | |||
| Past participle | välvd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- omvälva
Related terms
- valv
References
- välva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- välva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- välva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- välva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- hvälva in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L