bäva
Swedish
Alternative forms
- (regional) bäven
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bibōną, *bibjaną (“to quake, shiver”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyǝ- (“to frighten, be afraid”). Compare Dutch beven (“to quake”), German beben (“to quake, tremble”).
Conjugation
References
- bäva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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