gälda
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish giælda, giælla, gælla, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Under influence from Low German gelden, see gälla.
Verb edit
gälda (present gäldar, preterite gäldade, supine gäldat, imperative gälda)
- (archaic, formal) to pay
- 1734, Anonymous, Sweriges Rikes Lag Gillad och antagen på Riksdagen Åhr 1734, Bygninga Balken, 22:8, page 136
- Hißar man hund å annars fä, ock får thet skada; gälde fullt åter, och böte fierdung af thes wärde.
- If a man incites his dog on another's cattle, and it [the cattle] is wounded; [may he] pay full in return, and be fined a fourth of its value.
- 1734, Anonymous, Sweriges Rikes Lag Gillad och antagen på Riksdagen Åhr 1734, Bygninga Balken, 22:8, page 136
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of gälda (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gälda | gäldas | ||
| Supine | gäldat | gäldats | ||
| Imperative | gälda | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gälden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gäldar | gäldade | gäldas | gäldades |
| Ind. plural1 | gälda | gäldade | gäldas | gäldades |
| Subjunctive2 | gälde | gäldade | gäldes | gäldades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gäldande | |||
| Past participle | gäldad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of gälda (class 3 strong, archaic)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gälda | gäldas | ||
| Supine | guldit | guldits | ||
| Imperative | gäld | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gälden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gälder | gald | gälds, gäldes | galds |
| Ind. plural1 | gälda | guldo | gäldas | guldos |
| Subjunctive2 | gälde | gulde | gäldes | guldes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gäldande | |||
| Past participle | gulden | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- gälda in Svensk ordbok.