kvida

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kvida f

1. definite singular of kvide

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish qvīþa. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk kvide (“sorrow, pain, anguish”), kvi, Icelandic kvíða (“to be anxious”).

Verb

kvida (present kvider, preterite kved, supine kvidit, imperative kvid)

1. to moan, to groan

Conjugation

Conjugation of kvida (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kvida		kvidas
Supine	kvidit		kvidits
Imperative	kvid		—
Imper. plural1	kviden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kvider	kved	kvids, kvides	kveds
Ind. plural1	kvida	kvedo	kvidas	kvedos
Subjunctive2	kvide	kvede	kvides	kvedes
	Participles
Present participle	kvidande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

• kvida in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kvida in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kvida in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kvida in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)