svima

See also: svíma

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• svimma, symja, synda

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swimmaną (“to swim”).

Verb

svima (singular past indicative svam, plural past indicative svámu, past participle suminn)

1. to swim

Conjugation

It may be conjugated either as a strong class 4 verb or as a weak class 2 verb.

Conjugation of svima — active (strong class 4)

infinitive	svima
present participle	svimandi
past participle	suminn
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	svim	svam		svima	svæma
2nd person singular	svimr	svamt		svimir	svæmir
3rd person singular	svimr	svam		svimi	svæmi
1st person plural	svimum	svámum		svimim	svæmim
2nd person plural	svimið	svámuð		svimið	svæmið
3rd person plural	svima	svámu		svimi	svæmi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	svim
1st person plural	svimum
2nd person plural	svimið

Conjugation of svima — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	svima
present participle	svimandi
past participle	svimaðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	svima	svimaða		svima	svimaða
2nd person singular	svimar	svimaðir		svimir	svimaðir
3rd person singular	svimar	svimaði		svimi	svimaði
1st person plural	svimum	svimuðum		svimim	svimaðim
2nd person plural	svimið	svimuðuð		svimið	svimaðið
3rd person plural	svima	svimuðu		svimi	svimaði
imperative	present
2nd person singular	svima
1st person plural	svimum
2nd person plural	svimið

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “svima1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “svima2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Serbo-Croatian

Pronoun

svima

1. dative plural of svako
2. locative plural of svako
3. instrumental plural of svako

Pronoun

svìma

1. inflection of sȁv:
   1. masculine/feminine/neuter dative plural
   2. masculine/feminine/neuter locative plural
   3. masculine/feminine/neuter instrumental plural