skava

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse skafa. Akin to English shave.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²skɑːʋɑ/

Verb

skava (present tense skavar or skjev, past tense skava or skov, past participle skava or skave, present participle skavande, imperative skav)

  1. to scrape, whittle, cut something finely, e.g. bark off a tree

Further reading

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skava, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną.

Verb

skava

  1. to scrape

Conjugation
Conjugation of skava (strong)
present past
infinitive skava —
participle skavandi, skavande skavin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skaver skavi, skave —  skōf skōvi, skōve
þū skaver skavi, skave skaf skōft skōvi, skōve
han skaver skavi, skave —  skōf skōvi, skōve
vīr skavum, skavom skavum, skavom skavum, skavom skōvum, skōvom skōvum, skōvom
īr skavin skavin skavin skōvin skōvin
þēr skava skavin —  skōvu, -o skōvin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skafs skavis, skaves —  skōfs skōvis, skōves
þū skafs skavis, skaves —  skōfts skōvis, skōves
han skafs skavis, skaves —  skōfs skōvis, skōves
vīr skavums, -oms skavums, skavoms —  skōvums, skōvoms skōvums, skōvoms
īr skavins skavins —  skōvins skōvins
þēr skavas skavins —  skōvus, skōvos skōvins

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skava, from Old Norse skafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”).

Verb

skava (present skaver, preterite skavde, supine skavt, imperative skav)

  1. to rub, to scrape
    Mina skor skaver.
    My shoes are rubbing.
    den siste bullen, som bakas af det, som skafves från kanterna af baktråg
    the last bun, which is baked from that [dough], which is scraped from the edges of troughs

Conjugation
Conjugation of skava (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skava skavas
Present tense skaver skavs , skaves
Past tense skavde skavdes
Supine skavt skavts
Imperative skav —
Present participle skavande
Past participle skavd
  • renskav
  • skavning
  • skoskav

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse skafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną.

Verb

skava (preterite skov or skava, supine sköva or skava)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To decorticate, separate the bark from the trees.
  2. (figuratively) To whine, complain.
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