smäda

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German smēden, smāden, from Proto-Germanic *smēhijaną (“belittle”). Compare origin of försmå, Dutch smaad and German schmähen.

Verb

smäda (present smädar, preterite smädade, supine smädat, imperative smäda)

1. to speak very ill of

Conjugation

Conjugation 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

• smädelse (“an act of speaking very ill of”)

See also

• skymfa (“to gravely insult, to affront”)

References

• 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)