välva
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish hvælva, from Old Norse hvelfa, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbijaną. Cognate of Icelandic hvelfa, Norwegian kvelva, Danish hvælve, Middle High German welben, German wölben, Old Saxon bihwelvian, Gothic 𐍈𐌹𐌻𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌼 (ƕilftrjōm), English whelm, Dutch welven.
Verb[edit]
välva (present välver, preterite välvde, supine välvt, imperative välv)
- arch (form into an arch shape)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of välva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | välva | välvas | ||
| Supine | välvt | välvts | ||
| Imperative | välv | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | välven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | välver | välvde | välvs, välves | välvdes |
| Ind. plural1 | välva | välvde | välvas | välvdes |
| Subjunctive2 | välve | välvde | välves | välvdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | välvande | |||
| Past participle | välvd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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References[edit]
- välva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- välva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- välva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- välva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- hvälva in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L