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svette

svette

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

svette

  1. definite singular of svett
  2. plural form of svett

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sveiti, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (to sweat), *sweyd-.

Noun

svette m (definite singular svetten)

  1. sweat, perspiration
    Med blod, svette og tårer.
    With blood, sweat and tears.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse sveitast ?, from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- (to sweat).

Verb

svette (imperative svett, present tense svetter, passive svettes, simple past and past participle svetta or svettet, present participle svettende)

  1. to sweat, to perspire
    Jeg svetter når jeg er nervøs.
    I sweat when I'm nervous.

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Swedish

Adjective

svette

  1. absolute definite natural masculine form of svett.