skalda

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Old Norse

Noun

skalda

  1. genitive plural of skald

Swedish

Etymology

skald (“a poet”) + -a. The first being a learned borrowing from Old Norse skáld (“a poet”).

Verb

skalda (present skaldar, preterite skaldade, supine skaldat, imperative skalda)

  1. to make poetry
    Den som drack av mjödet blev oerhört vis och fick förmågan att skalda.
    Anyone who drank of this mead would gain immense wisdom and poetic skill.

Conjugation

Conjugation of skalda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skalda skaldas
Supine skaldat skaldats
Imperative skalda —
Imper. plural1 skalden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skaldar skaldade skaldas skaldades
Ind. plural1 skalda skaldade skaldas skaldades
Subjunctive2 skalde skaldade skaldes skaldades
Participles
Present participle skaldande
Past participle skaldad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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