gälda

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish giælda, giælla, gælla, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Under influence from Low German gelden, see gälla.

Verb

gälda (present gäldar, preterite gäldade, supine gäldat, imperative gälda)

  1. (archaic, formal) to pay

Conjugation

Conjugation of gälda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive gälda gäldas
Supine gäldat gäldats
Imperative gälda —
Imper. plural1 gälden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gäldar gäldade gäldas gäldades
Ind. plural1 gälda gäldade gäldas gäldades
Subjunctive2 gälde gäldade gäldes gäldades
Participles
Present participle gäldande
Past participle gäldad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of gälda (class 3 strong, archaic)
Active Passive
Infinitive gälda gäldas
Supine guldit guldits
Imperative gäld —
Imper. plural1 gälden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gälder gald gälds, gäldes galds
Ind. plural1 gälda guldo gäldas guldos
Subjunctive2 gälde gulde gäldes guldes
Participles
Present participle gäldande
Past participle gulden
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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