skälva

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skiælva, from Old Norse skjalfa, from Proto-Germanic *skelbaną

Noun

skälva c

  1. great fear (that makes one tremble), especially in the expression "stora skälvan" (the great fear)

Declension
Declension of skälva 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative skälva skälvan — —
Genitive skälvas skälvans — —

Verb

skälva (present skälver, preterite skälvde, supine skälvt, imperative skälv)

  1. to shake, to tremble, to quake

Usage notes
  • the strong conjugation past tense skalv is also used, but the supine skulvit has fallen out of use

Conjugation
Conjugation of skälva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skälva —
Present tense skälver —
Past tense skälvde —
Supine skälvt —
Imperative skälv —
Present participle skälvande
Past participle —

References
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