skälva

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skälva c

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

Declension

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Verb

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

  1. to shake, to tremble, to quake

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

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References

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