skälva
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish skiælva, from Old Norse skjalfa, from Proto-Germanic *skelbaną
Noun
skälva c
- great fear (that makes one tremble), especially in the expression "stora skälvan" (the great fear)
Declension
Declension of skälva | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | skälva | skälvan | — | — |
Genitive | skälvas | skälvans | — | — |
Usage notes
- the strong conjugation past tense skalv is also used, but the supine skulvit has fallen out of use
Conjugation
Related terms
- skalv
- skälvning
References
- skälva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
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