garva

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *garbā.

Noun

garva f

1. sheaf

Inflection

Declension of garva (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	garva	garva, garvon
accusative	garva, garvon	garva, garvon
genitive	garvon	garvono
dative	garvon	garvon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: garve
  • Dutch: garf, garve, gerve

References

• “garva”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Swedish

Verb

garva (present garvar, preterite garvade, supine garvat, imperative garva)

1. (colloquial) to laugh

   Synonym: skratta

   Vi garvade åt Nisses skämt ― We laughed at Nisse's joke

2. to tan (turn animal hide into leather)

Conjugation

Conjugation of garva (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	garva		garvas
supine	garvat		garvats
imperative	garva		—
imper. plural1	garven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	garvar	garvade	garvas	garvades
ind. plural1	garva	garvade	garvas	garvades
subjunctive2	garve	garvade	garves	garvades
present participle		garvande
past participle		garvad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• asgarva

Related terms

• garv

References

• garva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• garva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• garva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)