svøbe

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʋøːb̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish swepæ, from Old Norse svipa f, from Proto-Germanic *swipǭ, related to the following verb.

Noun

svøbe c (singular definite svøben, plural indefinite svøber)

1. scourge (a source of persistent trouble)
2. (rare) scourge (a primitive whip of leather)

Declension

Declension of svøbe

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svøbe	svøben	svøber	svøberne
genitive	svøbes	svøbens	svøbers	svøbernes

Etymology 2

From Old Danish swepæ, from Old Norse sveipa, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną, cognate with Swedish svepa, English swoop, sweep, German schweifen.

Verb

svøbe (imperative svøb, infinitive at svøbe, present tense svøber, past tense svøbte, perfect tense har svøbt)

1. to wrap
2. to swaddle (a child)

Conjugation

Inflection of svøbe

	present	past
simple	svøber	svøbte
perfect	har svøbt	havde svøbt
passive	svøbes	svøbtes
participle	svøbende	svøbt
imperative	svøb	—
infinitive	svøbe	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	svøben	—