betyda

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bethydha, from Middle Low German beduden, equivalent to be- +‎ tyda. Cognate with Danish betyde, Norwegian Bokmål bety, Norwegian Nynorsk bety, German bedeuten, Vilamovian bydȧjta, Luxembourgish bedeiten, Dutch beduiden, older bedieden, Limburgish beduuje, Saterland Frisian betjuude and West Frisian betsjutte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ¹tyːda/

• Audio:

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Verb

betyda (present betyder, preterite betydde, supine betytt, imperative betyd)

1. to mean (convey, signify, indicate)
2. to mean; to be of importance (for someone)
3. to mean; to result in

Conjugation

Conjugation of betyda (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	betyda		—
Supine	betytt		—
Imperative	betyd		—
Imper. plural1	betyden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	betyder	betydde	—	—
Ind. plural1	betyda	betydde	—	—
Subjunctive2	betyde	betydde	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	betydande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• betydelse

Further reading

betyda in Svensk ordbok.