Equivalent to und- (“away”) + gå (“to go”), from Old Danish untgaa. Calque of Middle Low German entgān, compare German entgehen.
undgå (past tense undgik, past participle undgået)
und- + gå. Refer German ent- + gehen, which in for example "einer Sache entgehen" means to avoid/evade/escape something.
undgå (present undgår, preterite undgick, supine undgått, imperative undgå)
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | undgå | — | ||
supine | undgått | — | ||
imperative | undgå | — | ||
imper. plural1 | undgån | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | undgår | undgick | — | — |
ind. plural1 | undgå | undgingo | — | — |
subjunctive2 | undgå | undginge | — | — |
present participle | undgående | |||
past participle | — |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.