Swedish

Noun

skälva c

1. great fear (that makes one tremble), especially in the expression "stora skälvan" (the great fear)

Declension

Verb

skälva ‎(present skälver, preterite skälvde, supine skälvt, imperative skälv)

1. to shake, to tremble, to quake

Conjugation

Usage notes

• the strong conjugation past tense skalv is also used, but the supine skulvit has fallen out of use

Related terms

• skalv
• skälvning

References

• skälva in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)