skalda
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Old Norse
[edit]Noun
[edit]skalda
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]skald (“a poet”) + -a. The first being a learned borrowing from Old Norse skáld (“a poet”).
Verb
[edit]skalda (present skaldar, preterite skaldade, supine skaldat, imperative skalda)
- to make poetry
- Den som drack av mjödet blev oerhört vis och fick förmågan att skalda.
- Anyone who drank of this mead would gain immense wisdom and poetic skill.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of skalda (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | skalda | skaldas | ||
Supine | skaldat | skaldats | ||
Imperative | skalda | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | skalden | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | skaldar | skaldade | skaldas | skaldades |
Ind. plural1 | skalda | skaldade | skaldas | skaldades |
Subjunctive2 | skalde | skaldade | skaldes | skaldades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skaldande | |||
Past participle | skaldad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
[edit]- skalda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skalda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skalda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)