skalda

Old Norse

Noun

skalda

1. genitive plural of skald

Swedish

Etymology

skald (“a poet”) + -a. The first being a learned borrowing from Old Norse skáld (“a poet”).

Verb

skalda (present skaldar, preterite skaldade, supine skaldat, imperative skalda)

1. to make poetry

   Den som drack av mjödet blev oerhört vis och fick förmågan att skalda.

   Anyone who drank of this mead would gain immense wisdom and poetic skill.

Conjugation

Conjugation of skalda (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skalda		skaldas
supine	skaldat		skaldats
imperative	skalda		—
imper. plural1	skalden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skaldar	skaldade	skaldas	skaldades
ind. plural1	skalda	skaldade	skaldas	skaldades
subjunctive2	skalde	skaldade	skaldes	skaldades
present participle		skaldande
past participle		skaldad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• skalda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skalda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skalda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• skalad