djärvas

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === djärfvas (obsolete since 1906) === Etymology === From Old Swedish dirvas, from dirva (“to embolden, to encourage”), equivalent to djärv +‎ -a +‎ -s. Compare Icelandic dirfast. === Verb === djärvas (present djärvs or djärves, preterite djärvdes, supine djärvts, imperative djärvs) (deponent) to dare, to venture (be bold enough to do something) ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “djärvas”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) dirva in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L