svøbe

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʋøːb̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish swepæ, from Old Norse svipa f, from Proto-Germanic *swipǭ, related to the following verb.

Noun

svøbe c (singular definite svøben, plural indefinite svøber)

  1. scourge (a source of persistent trouble)
  2. (rare) scourge (a primitive whip of leather)
Declension
Declension of svøbe
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svøbe svøben svøber svøberne
genitive svøbes svøbens svøbers svøbernes

Etymology 2

From Old Danish swepæ, from Old Norse sveipa, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną, cognate with Swedish svepa, English swoop, sweep, German schweifen.

Verb

svøbe (imperative svøb, infinitive at svøbe, present tense svøber, past tense svøbte, perfect tense har svøbt)

  1. to wrap
  2. to swaddle (a child)
Conjugation
Conjugation of svøbe
active passive
present svøber svøbes
past svøbte svøbtes
infinitive svøbe svøbes
imperative svøb —
participle
present svøbende
past svøbt
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund svøben

Verb

svøbe (imperative svøb, infinitive at svøbe, present tense svøber, past tense svøbte, perfect tense har svøbt)

  1. (rare) to punish (with a scourge)
Conjugation
Conjugation of svøbe
active passive
present svøber svøbes
past svøbte svøbtes
infinitive svøbe svøbes
imperative svøb —
participle
present svøbende
past svøbt
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund svøben

Derived terms

  • svøb, indsvøbe, omsvøb

References

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