öda

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oda"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ø̄þa, from Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną. Cognate with Icelandic eyða, Danish øde, German veröden. Based on the adjective öde (“waste, desolate”) from Old Swedish ø̄þe = Danish øde, Old Saxon ôthi, Old High German ôdi (“empty”), Old Norse auðr (“desolate”).

Verb

öda (present öder or ödar, preterite ödde or ödade, supine ött or ödat, imperative öd or öda)

1. to waste, to spend in vain, often used about time

   Miljoner ödades på en renovering som inte ens har kommit i gång.

   Millions were spent on a renovation that hasn't even started.

   Åtta krigsskepp öddes, och stort var talet av fallna;

   Eight war ships were destroyed, and huge was the number of fallen (men);

Conjugation

Conjugation of öda (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	öda		ödas
supine	ött		ötts
imperative	öd		—
imper. plural1	öden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	öder	ödde	öds, ödes	öddes
ind. plural1	öda	ödde	ödas	öddes
subjunctive2	öde	ödde	ödes	öddes
present participle		ödande
past participle		ödd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of öda (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	öda		ödas
supine	ödat		ödats
imperative	öda		—
imper. plural1	öden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ödar	ödade	ödas	ödades
ind. plural1	öda	ödade	ödas	ödades
subjunctive2	öde	ödade	ödes	ödades
present participle		ödande
past participle		ödad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• ödare
• öde
• ödsla
• ödslig
• öken

References

• öda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
• öda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• 1. öde in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Further reading

• öda in Svensk ordbok.