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
Inflection of svøbe
present past
simple svøber svøbte
perfect har svøbt havde svøbt
passive svøbes svøbtes
participle svøbende svøbt
imperative svøb —
infinitive svøbe —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund svøben —
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