bända
See also: banda
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish bænda, from Old Norse benda, from Proto-Germanic *bandijaną. Cognate of English bend.
Verb
[edit]bända (present bänder, preterite bände, supine bänt, imperative bänd)
- pry (open something by means of leverage)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bända | bändas | ||
| supine | bänt | bänts | ||
| imperative | bänd | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bänden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bänder | bände | bänds, bändes | bändes |
| ind. plural1 | bända | bände | bändas | bändes |
| subjunctive2 | bände | bände | bändes | bändes |
| present participle | bändande | |||
| past participle | bänd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Further reading
[edit]- bända in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- bända in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)