söva

See also: sova and sôvä

Swedish

Alternative forms
  • söfva (pre-1906 spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse sœfa, sǿfa, causative of sova (< sofa).

Verb

söva (present söver, preterite sövde, supine sövt, imperative söv)

  1. send to sleep, cause someone to fall asleep

Conjugation
Conjugation of söva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive söva sövas
Supine sövt sövts
Imperative söv —
Imper. plural1 söven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative söver sövde sövs, söves sövdes
Ind. plural1 söva sövde sövas sövdes
Subjunctive2 söve sövde söves sövdes
Participles
Present participle sövande
Past participle sövd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams
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