svinga

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

svinget
svingte (simple past)
svingt (past participle)

Verb

svinga

simple past of svinge
past participle of svinge

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 sving/svinga)

to turn
Sving til venstre i neste kryss.
Turn left at the next crossroads.
to swing
Krigaren svinga sverdet.
The warrior swung his sword.

References

“svinga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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