varva

See also: várva

Estonian

Noun

varva

1. genitive singular of varb

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• barba, varba

Etymology

From Latin barba.

Noun

varva f (plural varvi)

1. beard

Swedish

Etymology

From varv (“lap”) +‎ -a.

Verb

varva (present varvar, preterite varvade, supine varvat, imperative varva)

1. (sports) to lap (pass someone (usually a fellow contestant) who has completed fewer laps than oneself)

   Att bli varvad under ett race är riktigt demoraliserande, så till slut gav jag upp

   Being lapped during a race is really demoralizing, so I ultimately gave up

   Jag blev varvad av Stig när vi åkte gokart

   I was lapped by Stig when we went go-karting

2. to layer

   Varva grädde och sylt i tårtan

   Layer cream and jam in the cake

3. (figuratively) to alternate between, to intersperse

   ståuppkomik varvat med musikframträdanden

   stand-up comedy interspersed with musical performances

4. (video games, slang, somewhat dated) to beat a video game or reach a point where it loops back to the beginning

   Synonyms: klara, klara ut

   Jag varvade Super Mario Bros. igår

   I beat Super Mario Bros. yesterday

Conjugation

Conjugation of varva (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	varva		varvas
supine	varvat		varvats
imperative	varva		—
imper. plural1	varven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	varvar	varvade	varvas	varvades
ind. plural1	varva	varvade	varvas	varvades
subjunctive2	varve	varvade	varves	varvades
present participle		varvande
past participle		varvad

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

Related terms

• varva ner
• varva upp

References

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