smäda
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle Low German smēden, smāden, from Proto-Germanic *smēhijaną (“belittle”). Compare origin of försmå, Dutch smaad and German schmähen.
Verb
editsmäda (present smädar, preterite smädade, supine smädat, imperative smäda)
Conjugation
editConjugation of smäda (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | smäda | smädas | ||
Supine | smädat | smädats | ||
Imperative | smäda | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | smäden | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | smädar | smädade | smädas | smädades |
Ind. plural1 | smäda | smädade | smädas | smädades |
Subjunctive2 | smäde | smädade | smädes | smädades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | smädande | |||
Past participle | smädad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
edit- smädelse (“an act of speaking very ill of”)
See also
edit- skymfa (“to gravely insult, to affront”)
References
edit- smäda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- smäda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- smäda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- smäda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)