fäkta
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish fækta, from Middle Low German vechten, from Old Saxon fehtan, from Proto-West Germanic *fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną. Compare Dutch vechten and English fight.
Verb
editfäkta (present fäktar, preterite fäktade, supine fäktat, imperative fäkta)
- (dated) to fight
- bättre fly än illa fäkta
- better safe than sorry
- (literally, “better to flee than to fight poorly”)
- to fence; to partake in fencing
- to wave vigorously (and carelessly) with one's arms
Usage notes
editSee the passive fäktas as well, which has a special but related meaning.
Conjugation
editConjugation of fäkta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fäkta | — | ||
| Supine | fäktat | — | ||
| Imperative | fäkta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | fäkten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fäktar | fäktade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | fäkta | fäktade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | fäkte | fäktade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | fäktande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
editCategories:
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish dated terms
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish weak verbs