kväda
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish kvæþa, from Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-. Cognate with English quoth, Icelandic kveða.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]kväda (present kväder, preterite kvad, supine kvädit, imperative kväd)
- (archaic, poetic) to say, to tell
- (archaic, poetic) to express something in a poem
- (archaic, poetic) to sing
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kväda | kvädas | ||
| supine | kvädit | kvädits | ||
| imperative | kväd | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kväden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | kväder | kvad | kväds, kvädes | kvads |
| ind. plural1 | kväda | kvådo | kvädas | kvådos |
| subjunctive2 | kväde | kvåde | kvädes | kvådes |
| present participle | kvädande | |||
| past participle | kväden | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]- kväde (“song, poem”)
- okväda (“insult, call names”)
- okvädinsord (“insult”)
Categories:
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷet-
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish terms with archaic senses
- Swedish poetic terms
- Swedish strong verbs
- Swedish class 5 strong verbs