smäda
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle Low German smēden, smāden, from Proto-Germanic *smēhijaną (“belittle”). Compare origin of försmå, Dutch smaad and German schmähen.
Verb
[edit]smäda (present smädar, preterite smädade, supine smädat, imperative smäda)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | smäda | smädas | ||
| supine | smädat | smädats | ||
| imperative | smäda | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | smäden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | smädar | smädade | smädas | smädades |
| ind. plural1 | smäda | smädade | smädas | smädades |
| subjunctive2 | smäde | smädade | smädes | smädades |
| present participle | smädande | |||
| past participle | smädad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]- smädelse (“an act of speaking very ill of”)
See also
[edit]- skymfa (“to gravely insult, to affront”)
References
[edit]- smäda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- smäda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- smäda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- smäda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)