kverva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kverve (e and split infinitives)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kʋɛrʋɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hverfa.

Verb

kverva (present tense kverv, past tense kvarv, past participle kvorve, present participle kvervande, imperative kverv)

1. to whirl, spin
2. to disappear, move out of sight

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hverfa.

Verb

kverva (present tense kverver, past tense kvervde, past participle kvervt, present participle kvervande, imperative kverv)

1. to distort

Derived terms

• synkverva

References

• “kverva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.