skönja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skynia, from Old Norse skynja. Cognate with Danish skønne, Norwegian skjønne, Icelandic skynja.

Verb

skönja (present skönjer, preterite skönjde, supine skönjt, imperative skönj)

1. perceive, discern, make out

Conjugation

Conjugation of skönja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skönja		skönjas
Supine	skönjt		skönjts
Imperative	skönj		—
Imper. plural1	skönjen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skönjer	skönjde	skönjs, skönjes	skönjdes
Ind. plural1	skönja	skönjde	skönjas	skönjdes
Subjunctive2	skönje	skönjde	skönjes	skönjdes
	Participles
Present participle	skönjande
Past participle	skönjd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• skönjbar

Related terms

• skön (“assessment”, noun)

References

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