skyldra

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German schildern (“stand guard”). First attested in 1679.

Verb

skyldra (present skyldrar, preterite skyldrade, supine skyldrat, imperative skyldra)

1. to present arms, to put (a rifle) to one's shoulder

   på Riddarhusets trappa skyldrades gevär af en truppafdelning i paraduniform.

   on the steps of the House of Nobles, troops in parade uniform presented arms.

Conjugation

Conjugation of skyldra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skyldra		skyldras
Supine	skyldrat		skyldrats
Imperative	skyldra		—
Imper. plural1	skyldren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skyldrar	skyldrade	skyldras	skyldrades
Ind. plural1	skyldra	skyldrade	skyldras	skyldrades
Subjunctive2	skyldre	skyldrade	skyldres	skyldrades
	Participles
Present participle	skyldrande
Past participle	skyldrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• axla
• giv akt
• skildra
• skuldra

Further reading

• skyldra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skyldra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skyldra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skyldra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)