giva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

giva (present tense giv, past tense gav, past participle givet, passive infinitive givast, present participle givande, imperative giv)

  1. alternative form of gjeva

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

  • gæva, giffua, giffwa

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-
    Proto-Germanic *gebaną
    Old Norse gefa
    Old Swedish giva

    Inherited from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

    Verb

    giva

    1. to give

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of giva (strong)
    present past
    infinitive giva —
    participle givandi, givande givin
    active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    iæk giver givi, give — gaf gāvi, gāve
    þū giver givi, give gif gaft gāvi, gāve
    han giver givi, give — gaf gāvi, gāve
    vīr givum, givom givum, givom givum, givom gāvum, gāvom gāvum, gāvom
    īr givin givin givin gāvin gāvin
    þēr giva givin — gāvu, gāvo gāvin
    mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    iæk gifs givis, gives — gafs gāvis, gāves
    þū gifs givis, gives — gafts gāvis, gāves
    han gifs givis, gives — gafs gāvis, gāves
    vīr givums, -oms givums, givoms — gāvums, gāvoms gāvums, gāvoms
    īr givins givins — gāvins gāvins
    þēr givas givins — gāvus, gāvos gāvins

    Descendants

    • Swedish: giva

    Swedish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-
      Proto-Germanic *gebaną
      Old Norse gefa
      Old Swedish giva
      Swedish giva

      Inherited from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈjiːˌva/
      • Rhymes: -²iːva

      Verb

      giva (present giver, preterite gav, supine givit, imperative giv)

      1. dated form of ge (“to give”)

      Conjugation

      Conjugation of giva (class 5 strong)
      active passive
      infinitive giva givas
      supine givit givits
      imperative giv —
      imper. plural1 given —
      present past present past
      indicative giver gav givs, gives gavs
      ind. plural1 giva gåvo givas gåvos
      subjunctive2 give gåve gives gåves
      present participle givande
      past participle given

      1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

      Noun

      giva c

      1. a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder (food) given to an animal
        Mixblandaren räknar också om givorna till kg foder
        The fodder mixer also converts the number of portions to kilograms of fodder

      Declension

      Declension of giva
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite giva givas
      definite givan givans
      plural indefinite givor givors
      definite givorna givornas

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