skarva

See also: skärva

Norwegian Nynorsk

skarva n

skarv +‎ -a

skarva (present skarvar, preterite skarvade, supine skarvat, imperative skarva)

(often with a particle like ihop (“together”)) to splice (join two objects together using a third object)
to extend (by joining with something of a similar kind)
to exaggerate, to brag

Conjugation of skarva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skarva		skarvas
Supine	skarvat		skarvats
Imperative	skarva		—
Imper. plural¹	skarven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skarvar	skarvade	skarvas	skarvades
Ind. plural¹	skarva	skarvade	skarvas	skarvades
Subjunctive²	skarve	skarvade	skarves	skarvades
	Participles
Present participle	skarvande
Past participle	skarvad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

→ Finnish: karvata, skarvata (dialectal, rare)