härja
Estonian edit
Noun edit
härja
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish hæria, from Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną. Derived from *harjaz (see här).
Verb edit
härja (present härjar, preterite härjade, supine härjat, imperative härja)
- to ravage, to wreak havoc
- Vikingarna härjade längs kusten
- The Vikings ravaged (along) the coast
- ett krigshärjat land
- a war-torn ("war-ravaged") country
- Barnen fick härja fritt
- The children got to run wild ("ravage freely")
Usage notes edit
Often weakened to "wild, more-or-less ironically/jocularly destructive activity."
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of härja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | härja | härjas | ||
| Supine | härjat | härjats | ||
| Imperative | härja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | härjen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | härjar | härjade | härjas | härjades |
| Ind. plural1 | härja | härjade | härjas | härjades |
| Subjunctive2 | härje | härjade | härjes | härjades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | härjande | |||
| Past participle | härjad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||