svida

See also: svída, svíða, and sviđa

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svíða, from Proto-Germanic *swīþaną.

Verb

svida (present svider, preterite sved, supine svidit, imperative svid)

1. to sting, to burn (hurt with a continuous, sharp (often somewhat queasy) pain, like after getting stung by nettles, rubbing skin with something until it is raw, putting salt or lemon juice on a wound, or getting a sunburn)
2. (figuratively) to sting, to hurt (emotionally)

   Wow! Det svider!

   Wow! That hurts!

Conjugation

Conjugation of svida (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	svida		—
Supine	svidit		—
Imperative	svid		—
Imper. plural1	sviden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	svider	sved	—	—
Ind. plural1	svida	svedo	—	—
Subjunctive2	svide	svede	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	svidande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• sveda
• svidande

See also

• ila
• mola

Etymology 2

svid +‎ -a

Verb

svida (present svidar, preterite svidade, supine svidat, imperative svida)

1. (colloquial, reflexive) dress up

Conjugation

Conjugation of svida (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	svida		svidas
Supine	svidat		svidats
Imperative	svida		—
Imper. plural1	sviden		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	svidar	svidade	svidas	svidades
Ind. plural1	svida	svidade	svidas	svidades
Subjunctive2	svide	svidade	svides	svidades
	Participles
Present participle	svidande
Past participle	svidad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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

Anagrams

• visad