böta

See also: bota, bóta, and botá

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Verb

böta (present bötar, preterite bötade, supine bötat, imperative böta)

1. to pay a fine, to be fined

   Han fick böta 2000 kronor för fortkörning.

   He had to [got to] pay a fine of 2000 kronor for speeding.

2. (figuratively) to pay (suffer negative consequences)

   böta med sitt liv

   pay with one's life

Usage notes

• More rarely conjugated bötte, bött, says SAOL (1923). This is the case in the very antiquated proverb hött är med ingo bött (“a threat is with naught atoned, is not a crime”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of böta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	böta		—
Supine	bötat		—
Imperative	böta		—
Imper. plural1	böten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bötar	bötade	—	—
Ind. plural1	böta	bötade	—	—
Subjunctive2	böte	bötade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	bötande
Past participle	bötad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• bot
• bötfälla

References

• böta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• böta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• böta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• böta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Old High German boto.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bȫta m (plural böta)

1. messenger, envoy