fäkta
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish fækta, from Middle Low German vechten, from Old Saxon fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną. Compare Dutch vechten and English fight.
Verb
[edit]fäkta (present fäktar, preterite fäktade, supine fäktat, imperative fäkta)
- (dated) to fight
- bättre fly än illa fäkta
- better safe than sorry
- (literally, “better to flee than to fight poorly”)
- to fence; to partake in fencing
- to wave vigorously (and carelessly) with one's arms
Usage notes
[edit]See the passive fäktas as well, which has a special but related meaning.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fäkta | — | ||
| supine | fäktat | — | ||
| imperative | fäkta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | fäkten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | fäktar | fäktade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | fäkta | fäktade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | fäkte | fäktade | — | — |
| present participle | fäktande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
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[edit]References
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish dated terms
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish weak verbs