öda

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "oda"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ø̄þa, from Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną. Cognate with Icelandic eyða, Danish øde, German veröden. Based on the adjective öde (“waste, desolate”) from Old Swedish ø̄þe = Danish øde, Old Saxon ôthi, Old High German ôdi (“empty”), Old Norse auðr (“desolate”).

Verb

öda (present öder or ödar, preterite ödde or ödade, supine ött or ödat, imperative öd or öda)

  1. to waste, to spend in vain, often used about time
    Miljoner ödades på en renovering som inte ens har kommit i gång.
    Millions were spent on a renovation that hasn't even started.
    Åtta krigsskepp öddes, och stort var talet av fallna;
    Eight war ships were destroyed, and huge was the number of fallen (men);

Conjugation

Conjugation of öda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive öda ödas
Supine ött ötts
Imperative öd —
Imper. plural1 öden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative öder ödde öds, ödes öddes
Ind. plural1 öda ödde ödas öddes
Subjunctive2 öde ödde ödes öddes
Participles
Present participle ödande
Past participle ödd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of öda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive öda ödas
Supine ödat ödats
Imperative öda —
Imper. plural1 öden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ödar ödade ödas ödades
Ind. plural1 öda ödade ödas ödades
Subjunctive2 öde ödade ödes ödades
Participles
Present participle ödande
Past participle ödad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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