kväda
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kvæþa, from Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-. Cognate with English quoth, Icelandic kveða.
Pronunciation
Verb
kväda (present kväder, preterite kvad, supine kvädit, imperative kväd)
- (archaic, poetic) to say, to tell
- (archaic, poetic) to express something in a poem
- (archaic, poetic) to sing
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kväda | kvädas | ||
| supine | kvädit | kvädits | ||
| imperative | kväd | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kväden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | kväder | kvad | kväds, kvädes | kvads |
| ind. plural1 | kväda | kvådo | kvädas | kvådos |
| subjunctive2 | kväde | kvåde | kvädes | kvådes |
| present participle | kvädande | |||
| past participle | kväden | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- kväde (“song, poem”)
- okväda (“insult, call names”)
- okvädinsord (“insult”)