Meaning of kvelva | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to capsize
   intransitive
2. to turn over something.
   transitive
3. to form a vault over something.

Examples

“Båten kvalv.”

The boat capsized.

“Etter nokre timar i kjøleskapet kvelver du skåla på eit fat så puddingen sklir ut.”

After some hours in the fridge, turn over the bowl onto a plate, so that the pudding slides out.

“Himmelen kvelver seg over jorda.”

The sky lies like a vault over the earth.