From Old Swedish sø̄kia, sökia, from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).
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söka (present söker, preterite sökte, supine sökt, imperative sök)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | söka | sökas | ||
Supine | sökt | sökts | ||
Imperative | sök | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | söken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | söker | sökte | söks, sökes | söktes |
Ind. plural1 | söka | sökte | sökas | söktes |
Subjunctive2 | söke | sökte | sökes | söktes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | sökande | |||
Past participle | sökt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |