freda

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Pronunciation

Adjective

freda

  1. feminine singular of fred

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

freda

  1. inflection of frede:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Spanish

Adjective

freda f

  1. feminine singular of fredo

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish friþa, from Old Norse friða, from Proto-Germanic *friþōną.

Verb

freda (present fredar, preterite fredade, supine fredat, imperative freda)

  1. protect, save (used in some contexts only)
    Vargen fredades i Sverige 1966.
    Wolves were protected in Sweden in 1966.
    • C.S Lewis: Prince Caspian
      ... om han inte kunde freda sitt skinn med tänder och klor, så var hans skin inte värt att fredas.
      ... if his claws and teeth could not keep his skin whole, it wasn't worth keeping.

Conjugation

Conjugation of freda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive freda fredas
Supine fredat fredats
Imperative freda —
Imper. plural1 freden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fredar fredade fredas fredades
Ind. plural1 freda fredade fredas fredades
Subjunctive2 frede fredade fredes fredades
Participles
Present participle fredande
Past participle fredad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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