kvelva
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
kvelva (present tense kvelv, past tense kvalv, past participle kvolve, present participle kvelvande, imperative kvelv)
- (intransitive) to capsize
- Båten kvalv.
- The boat capsized.
- Båten kvalv.
Noun
kvelva n
Etymology 2
Verb
kvelva (present tense kvelvar or kvelver, past tense kvelva or kvelvde, past participle kvelva or kvelvt, present participle kvelvande, imperative kvelv)
- (transitive) to turn over something.
- Etter nokon timar i kjøleskapet kvelver du skåla på eit fat så puddingen sklir ut.
- After some hours in the fridge, turn over the bowl onto a plate, so that the pudding slides out.
- Etter nokon timar i kjøleskapet kvelver du skåla på eit fat så puddingen sklir ut.
- to form a vault over something.
- Himmelen kvelver seg over jorda.
- The sky lies like a vault over the earth.
- Himmelen kvelver seg over jorda.
References
- “kvelva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.