betyda

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bethydha, from Middle Low German beduden, equivalent to be- +‎ tyda.[1] Cognate with Danish betyde, Norwegian Bokmål bety, Norwegian Nynorsk bety, German bedeuten, Vilamovian bydȧjta, Luxembourgish bedeiten, Dutch beduiden, older bedieden, Limburgish beduuje, Saterland Frisian betjuude and West Frisian betsjutte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛ¹tyːda/
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Verb

betyda (present betyder, preterite betydde, supine betytt, imperative betyd)

  1. to mean (convey, signify, indicate)
  2. to mean; to be of importance (for someone)
  3. to mean; to result in

Conjugation
Conjugation of betyda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive betyda —
Supine betytt —
Imperative betyd —
Imper. plural1 betyden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative betyder betydde — —
Ind. plural1 betyda betydde — —
Subjunctive2 betyde betydde — —
Participles
Present participle betydande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
  1. betyda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Further reading

betyda in Svensk ordbok.

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