kväda
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish kvæþa, from Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-. Cognate with English quoth, Icelandic kveða.
Pronunciation
edit
Verb
editkväda (present kväder, preterite kvad, supine kvädit, imperative kväd)
- (archaic, poetic) to say, to tell
- (archaic, poetic) to express something in a poem
- (archaic, poetic) to sing
Conjugation
editConjugation of kväda (class 5 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kväda | kvädas | ||
| Supine | kvädit | kvädits | ||
| Imperative | kväd | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kväden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kväder | kvad | kväds, kvädes | kvads |
| Ind. plural1 | kväda | kvådo | kvädas | kvådos |
| Subjunctive2 | kväde | kvåde | kvädes | kvådes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kvädande | |||
| Past participle | kväden | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
edit- kväde (“song, poem”)
- okväda (“insult, call names”)
- okvädinsord (“insult”)
Categories:
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷet-
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish terms with archaic senses
- Swedish poetic terms
- Swedish strong verbs
- Swedish class 5 strong verbs