vittja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vitia, from Proto-Germanic *witją, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-. Doublet of veta.

Verb

vittja (present vittjar, preterite vittjade, supine vittjat, imperative vittja)

1. examine, inspect, go through
2. empty (in particular fish traps)
3. pickpocket, steal

Conjugation

Conjugation of vittja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	vittja		vittjas
Supine	vittjat		vittjats
Imperative	vittja		—
Imper. plural1	vittjen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	vittjar	vittjade	vittjas	vittjades
Ind. plural1	vittja	vittjade	vittjas	vittjades
Subjunctive2	vittje	vittjade	vittjes	vittjades
	Participles
Present participle	vittjande
Past participle	vittjad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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