svette

svette

1. definite singular of svett
2. plural of svett

From Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, *swaitô, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”), *sweyd-.

svette m (definite singular svetten)

1. sweat, perspiration

   Med blod, svette og tårer.

   With blood, sweat and tears.

From Old Norse sveitast ?, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (“to sweat”).

svette (imperative svett, present tense svetter, passive svettes, simple past and past participle svetta or svettet, present participle svettende)

1. to sweat, to perspire

   Jeg svetter når jeg er nervøs.

   I sweat when I'm nervous.

• kaldsvette (both noun and verb)

• sveitte (Nynorsk)

• “svette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

svette

1. definite natural masculine singular of svett

• vetets