kväda
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-. Cognate with English quoth, Icelandic kveða.
Verb
kväda (present kväder, preterite kvad, supine kvädit, imperative kväd)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kväda (class 5 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kväda | kvädas | ||
| Supine | kvädit | kvädits | ||
| Imperative | kväd | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kväden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kväder | kvad | kväds, kvädes | kvads |
| Ind. plural1 | kväda | kvådo | kvädas | kvådos |
| Subjunctive2 | kväde | kvåde | kvädes | kvådes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kvädande | |||
| Past participle | kväden | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- kväde (“song, poem”)
- okväda (“insult, call names”)
- okvädinsord (“insult”)
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