återgälda

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish atergiälda. By surface analysis, åter +‎ gälda. Compare origin of vedergälla.

Verb

återgälda (present återgäldar, preterite återgäldade, supine återgäldat, imperative återgälda)

  1. reciprocate
  2. pay back

Conjugation

Conjugation of återgälda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive återgälda återgäldas
Supine återgäldat återgäldats
Imperative återgälda —
Imper. plural1 återgälden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative återgäldar återgäldade återgäldas återgäldades
Ind. plural1 återgälda återgäldade återgäldas återgäldades
Subjunctive2 återgälde återgäldade återgäldes återgäldades
Participles
Present participle återgäldande
Past participle återgäldad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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