þvá

þvá

See also: ýva and þva

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þwahaną, whence also Old English þwēan, Old Saxon thwahan, Old High German dwahan (dialectal German zwagen), Gothic 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þwahan).

Verb

þvá (singular past indicative þó, plural past indicative þógu, past participle þveginn)

1. to wash

Conjugation

Conjugation of þvá — active (strong class 6)

infinitive	þvá
present participle	þváandi
past participle	þveginn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	þvæ	þó
2nd-person singular	þvær	þótt
3rd-person singular	þvær	þó
1st-person plural	þvám	þógum
2nd-person plural	þváið	þóguð
3rd-person plural	þvá	þógu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	þvá	þœga
2nd-person singular	þváir	þœgir
3rd-person singular	þvái	þœgi
1st-person plural	þváim	þœgim
2nd-person plural	þváið	þœgið
3rd-person plural	þvái	þœgi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	þvá
1st-person plural	þvám
2nd-person plural	þváið

Conjugation of þvá — mediopassive (strong class 6)

infinitive	þvásk
present participle	þváandisk
past participle	þvegizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	þvámk	þógumk
2nd-person singular	þvæsk	þózk
3rd-person singular	þvæsk	þósk
1st-person plural	þvámsk	þógumsk
2nd-person plural	þváizk	þóguzk
3rd-person plural	þvásk	þógusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	þvámk	þœgumk
2nd-person singular	þváisk	þœgisk
3rd-person singular	þváisk	þœgisk
1st-person plural	þváimsk	þœgimsk
2nd-person plural	þváizk	þœgizk
3rd-person plural	þváisk	þœgisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	þvásk
1st-person plural	þvámsk
2nd-person plural	þváizk

Derived terms

• þvætti
• þváttr
• þvætta

Descendants

• Danish: to
• Faroese: tváa
• Icelandic: þvo

• Norwegian: två
• Old Swedish: þvā
  • Swedish: två, tvaga