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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish skuþa, skoþa, from Old Norse skoða, from Proto-Germanic *skuþōną. Related with skön (“fair, beautiful”).
Pronunciation
Verb
skåda (present skådar, preterite skådade, supine skådat, imperative skåda)
- (solemn or poetic outside certain expressions and compounds) to behold
- Synonyms: betrakta, titta på
en fest av sällan skådat slag- a party like no other
1891, “Betlehems stjärna (Gläns över sjö och strand) [Star of Bethlehem (Shine over sea and shore )]”, Viktor Rydberg (lyrics), Alice Tegnér (music):Herden, som sover trött, barnet, som slumrar sött, vakna vid underbar korus av röster, skåda en härligt klar stjärna i öster.- The shepherd, sleeping tired, the child, slumbering sweetly, wake at a wonderful chorus of voices, behold a gloriously bright star in the east.
Usage notes
-skådare (“watcher”) appears as a suffix in a few compounds, the most common being åskådare (“spectator”) (literally, "on-beholder" – see å) and fågelskådare (“bird watcher”).
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