skjelve

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skjalfa

Verb

skjelve (imperative skjelv, present tense skjelver, passive skjelves, simple past skalv, past participle skjelvet, present participle skjelvende)

1. to shake, quake, tremble, quiver

Derived terms

• skjelven

References

• “skjelve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “skjelve” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• skjelvent

Adjective

1. neuter singular of skjelven

Etymology 2

Verb

skjelve (present tense skjelv, past tense skalv, past participle skolve, present participle skjelvande, imperative skjelv)

1. Alternative form of skjelva