svette

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

svette

1. definite singular of svett
2. plural of svett

Etymology 2

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

Noun

svette m (definite singular svetten)

1. sweat, perspiration

   Med blod, svette og tårer.

   With blood, sweat and tears.

Etymology 3

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

Verb

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.

Derived terms

• kaldsvette (both noun and verb)

See also

• sveitte (Nynorsk)

References

• “svette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

svette

1. definite natural masculine singular of svett

Anagrams

• vetets