Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sving m ‎(definite singular svingen, indefinite plural svinger, definite plural svingene)

1. swing, sweep

   i full sving - in full swing

2. a bend (e.g. in a road)
3. a turn (e.g. when driving)
4. a flourish (of the hand; in handwriting)
5. a swing (e.g. in boxing)
6. motion

   i sving - in motion

Derived terms

• hårnålssving
• svingbro, svingbru
• svinghjul
• U-sving, u-sving

Etymology 2

Verb

sving

1. imperative of svinge

References

• “sving” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb svinge

Noun

sving m ‎(definite singular svingen, indefinite plural svingar, definite plural svingane)

1. swing, sweep

   i full sving - in full swing

2. a bend (e.g. in a road)
3. a turn (e.g. when driving)
4. a flourish (of the hand; in handwriting)
5. a swing (e.g. in boxing)
6. motion

   i sving - in motion

Derived terms

• hårnålssving
• svingbru
• svinghjul
• U-sving, u-sving

References

• “sving” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.