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.

Derived terms

• kaldsvette (both noun and verb)

See also

• sveitte (Nynorsk)

References

• “svette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

svette

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of svett.