UrsprungFrom Old Swedish svæva‚ likely borrowed from Middle Low German swēven, from Old Saxon *swivian, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną. Doublet of sviva.
- to float (in the air), to hover, to soar
- to brake with the oars (during rowing); row backwards (with the face towards the stern)
Formersvävar(present) · svävade(preterite) · svävat(supine) · sväva(imperative) · sväva(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · svävat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · sväva(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · sväven(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · svävar(active, indicative, present) · svävade(active, indicative, past) · -(indicative, passive, present) · -(indicative, passive, past) · sväva(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · svävade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)