UrsprungInherited from Old Swedish thriva, further origin uncertain; perhaps an expressive derivation from Old Norse þrífa (“to seize, grab, snatch”).
- to fumble (trying to find something)
“Hon trevade efter nycklarna i fickan” — She fumbled for the keys in her pocket
Formertrevar(present) · trevade(preterite) · trevat(supine) · treva(imperative) · treva(active, infinitive) · trevas(infinitive, passive) · trevat(active, supine) · trevats(passive, supine) · treva(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · treven(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · trevar(active, indicative, present) · trevade(active, indicative, past) · trevas(indicative, passive, present) · trevades(indicative, passive, past) · treva(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · trevade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · trevas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · trevades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)