svinga

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• svinget
• svingte (simple past)
• svingt (past participle)

Verb

svinga

1. inflection of svinge:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• svinge

Etymology

From German schwingen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sʋɪŋːɑ/

Verb

svinga (present tense svingar, past tense svinga, past participle svinga, passive infinitive svingast, present participle svingande, imperative svinga/sving)

1. to turn

   Sving til venstre i neste kryss.

   Turn left at the next crossroads.

2. to swing

   Krigaren svinga sverdet.

   The warrior swung his sword.

References

• “svinga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.