gräva

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See also: grava, gravá, and gravà

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish grava, græva, from Old Norse grafa, from Proto-Germanic *grabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ-.

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Verb

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gräva (present gräver, preterite grävde, supine grävt, imperative gräv)

  1. to dig (make a hole in the ground, along with similar sense extensions to English)
    Nisse grävde ett hål i marken med en spade
    Nisse dug a hole in the ground with a shovel
    gräva ner en skattkista
    bury ("dig down") a treasure chest
    gräva upp en skattkista
    dig up a treasure chest
    gräva ut ruiner
    excavate ("dig out") ruins – usually implies archaeology
    en utgrävning
    an excavation ("out-digging") – usually implies archaeology
    gräva fram en överlevande ur en raserad byggnad
    dig a survivor out of a collapsed building ("dig forth a survivor")
    Hennes naglar grävde sig in i hans arm
    Her nails dug into his arm
    • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Genesis (Första Mosebok), 26:19
      Groffuo ock Jsaacs tienare j dalenom, och funno ther en brunn medh leffuandes watn.
      (pre-1906 spelling) Grofvo ock Isaacs tjenare i dalenom, och funno der en brunn med lefvandes vatten.
      And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
  2. to dig into, to dig (do research)
    gräva i någons förflutna
    dig into ("dig in") someone's past
    gräva fram information
    dig up information
    1. (journalism) to investigate
      grävande journalistik
      investigative ("digging") journalism

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