giva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

giva (present tense giv, past tense gav, past participle givet, passive infinitive givast, present participle givande, imperative giv)

1. alternative form of gjeva

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• gæva, giffua, giffwa

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-

Proto-Germanic *gebaną

Old Norse gefa

Old Swedish giva

Inherited from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

Verb

giva

1. to give

Conjugation

Conjugation of giva (strong)

	present				past
infinitive	giva				—
participle	givandi, givande				givin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	giver	givi, give	—		gaf	gāvi, gāve
þū	giver	givi, give	gif		gaft	gāvi, gāve
han	giver	givi, give	—		gaf	gāvi, gāve
vīr	givum, givom	givum, givom	givum, givom		gāvum, gāvom	gāvum, gāvom
īr	givin	givin	givin		gāvin	gāvin
þēr	giva	givin	—		gāvu, gāvo	gāvin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	gifs	givis, gives	—		gafs	gāvis, gāves
þū	gifs	givis, gives	—		gafts	gāvis, gāves
han	gifs	givis, gives	—		gafs	gāvis, gāves
vīr	givums, -oms	givums, givoms	—		gāvums, gāvoms	gāvums, gāvoms
īr	givins	givins	—		gāvins	gāvins
þēr	givas	givins	—		gāvus, gāvos	gāvins

Descendants

• Swedish: giva

Swedish

Alternative forms

• gifva

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-

Proto-Germanic *gebaną

Old Norse gefa

Old Swedish giva

Swedish giva

Inherited from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjiːˌva/
• Rhymes: -²iːva

Noun

giva c

1. a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder (food) given to an animal

   Mixblandaren räknar också om givorna till kg foder

   The fodder mixer also converts the number of portions to kilograms of fodder

Inflection

Declension of giva

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	giva	givas
	definite	givan	givans
plural	indefinite	givor	givors
	definite	givorna	givornas

Verb

giva (present giver, preterite gav, supine givit, imperative giv)

1. dated form of ge (“to give”)

Inflection

Conjugation of giva (class 5 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	giva		givas
supine	givit		givits
imperative	giv		—
imper. plural1	given		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	giver	gav	givs, gives	gavs
ind. plural1	giva	gåvo	givas	gåvos
subjunctive2	give	gåve	gives	gåves
present participle		givande
past participle		given

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• “giva”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “giva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “giva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• viga