Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svarfa. Cognate with Faroese svarva, Icelandic svarfa and Swedish svarva.

Verb

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svarva (present tense svarvar, past tense svarva, past participle svarva, passive infinitive svarvast, present participle svarvande, imperative svarva/svarv)

  1. to go in circles
  2. to turn, to shape (something on a lathe)
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References

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  • “svarva” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

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Verb

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svarva (present svarvar, preterite svarvade, supine svarvat, imperative svarva)

  1. to turn, to shape (something on a lathe)

Conjugation

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