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giva
giva
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
- gæva
Verb
giva
- to give
Conjugation
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Conjugation of giva (strong)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | giva | — | |||
| participle | givandi, -e | givin | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | giver | givi, -e | — | gaf | gāvi, -e |
| þū | giver | givi, -e | gif | gaft | gāvi, -e |
| han | giver | givi, -e | — | gaf | gāvi, -e |
| vīr | givum, -om | givum, -om | givum, -om | gāvum, -om | gāvum, -om |
| īr | givin | givin | givin | gāvin | gāvin |
| þēr | giva | givin | — | gāvu, -o | gāvin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | gifs | givis, -es | — | gafs | gāvis, -es |
| þū | gifs | givis, -es | — | gafts | gāvis, -es |
| han | gifs | givis, -es | — | gafs | gāvis, -es |
| vīr | givums, -oms | givums, -oms | — | gāvums, -oms | gāvums, -oms |
| īr | givins | givins | — | gāvins | gāvins |
| þēr | givas | givins | — | gāvus, -os | gāvins |
Descendants
Swedish
Alternative forms
- gifva (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology
From Old Swedish giva, gæva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.
Noun
giva c
- 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
- Mixblandaren räknar också om givorna till kg foder
Declension
| Inflection of giva | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | giva | givan | givor | givorna |
| Genitive | givas | givans | givors | givornas |
Verb
giva
- (dated) to give
Usage notes
- For full conjugation, see the modern, contracted form ge.