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skåda

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See also: skada

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish skuþa, skoþa, from Old Norse skoða, from Proto-Germanic *skuþōną. Related with skön (fair, beautiful).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskoːˌda/
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Verb

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skåda (present skådar, preterite skådade, supine skådat, imperative skåda)

  1. (solemn or poetic outside certain expressions and compounds) to behold
    Synonyms: betrakta, titta
    en fest av sällan skådat slag
    a party like no other ["of rarely beheld kind" – "sällan skådat/skådad X" (rarely seen X) is an idiom more generally]
    skåda inte en given häst i munnen
    don't look a gift horse in the mouth
    • 1891, “Betlehems stjärna (Gläns över sjö och strand) [Star of Bethlehem (Shine over sea [most likely in this context, though unusual – see sjö (lake; sea)] and shore [Maybe to be understood as "land and sea/water"])]”, Viktor Rydberg (lyrics), Alice Tegnér (music)‎[1]:
      Herden, som sover trött, barnet, som slumrar sött, vakna vid underbar korus av röster, skåda en härligt klar stjärna i öster.
      The shepherd, sleeping tired, the child, slumbering sweetly, wake at a wonderful chorus of voices, behold a gloriously bright star in the east.

Usage notes

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-skådare (watcher) appears as a suffix in a few compounds, the most common being åskådare (spectator) (literally, "on-beholder" – see å) and fågelskådare (bird watcher).

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