härja
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Estonian[edit]
Noun[edit]
härja
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish hæria, from Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną. Derived from *harjaz (see här).
Verb[edit]
härja (present härjar, preterite härjade, supine härjat, imperative härja)
- to ravage, to wreak havoc
- Vikingarna härjade längs kusten
- The Vikings ravaged (along) the coast
- ett krigshärjat land
- a war-torn ("war-ravaged") country
- Barnen fick härja fritt
- The children got to run wild ("ravage freely")
Usage notes[edit]
Often weakened to "wild, more-or-less ironically/jocularly destructive activity."
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of härja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | härja | härjas | ||
| Supine | härjat | härjats | ||
| Imperative | härja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | härjen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | härjar | härjade | härjas | härjades |
| Ind. plural1 | härja | härjade | härjas | härjades |
| Subjunctive2 | härje | härjade | härjes | härjades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | härjande | |||
| Past participle | härjad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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References[edit]
Categories:
- Estonian non-lemma forms
- Estonian noun forms
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish weak verbs