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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.
Verb
böta (present bötar, preterite bötade, supine bötat, imperative böta)
- to pay a fine, to be fined
Han fick böta 2000 kronor för fortkörning.- He had to pay a fine of 2000 kronor for speeding.
- (figuratively) to pay (suffer negative consequences)
böta med sitt liv- pay with one's life
Usage notes
- More rarely conjugated bötte, bött, says SAOL (1923). This is the case in the very antiquated proverb hött är med ingo bött (“a threat is with naught atoned, is not a crime”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of böta (weak)
See also
References
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Old High German boto.
Pronunciation
Noun
bȫta m (plural böta)
- messenger, envoy