svinna
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
svinna f (genitive svinnu, plural svinnur)
- sagacity, good sense
Declension[edit]
Declension of svinna (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | svinna | svinnan | svinnur | svinnurnar |
| accusative | svinnu | svinnuna | svinnur | svinnurnar |
| dative | svinnu | svinnunni | svinnum | svinnunum |
| genitive | svinnu | svinnunnar | svinnna | svinnnanna |
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German schwinden.
Verb[edit]
svinna (present svinner, preterite svann, supine svunnit, imperative svinn)
- to cease, to vanish, to disappear, to diminish, to fade
- medan dagen svann för natten, medan natten svann för dagen.
- as the day gave way to the night, as the night gave way for the day.
- Nu synen svann – på öde torg sken månen ner, / Och jag stod ensam kvar men ej som främling mer.
- Now my vision faded – on the lonely square the moon shone down, / And I was left alone but a stranger no more.
- Shakespeare: Hamlet, act 1, scene 2, Horatio speaking:
- Men tuppen gol i samma ögonblick, Och vid dess gälla ljud han for sin väg Och svann utur vår syn.
- But even then the morning cock crew loud, / And at the sound it shrunk in haste away / And vanished from our sight.
Usage notes[edit]
- Only used in poetic, romantic style. The modern word is försvinna.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of svinna (class 3 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svinna | — | ||
| Supine | svunnit | — | ||
| Imperative | svinn | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | svinnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svinner | svann | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | svinna | svunno | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | svinne | svunne | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svinnande | |||
| Past participle | svunnen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- svinna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svinna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- svinna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)