skåda
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See also: skada
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish skuþa, skoþa, from Old Norse skoða, from Proto-Germanic *skuþōną. Related with skön (“fair, beautiful”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
skåda (present skådar, preterite skådade, supine skådat, imperative skåda)
- (dated, poetic) to watch, to behold
- Synonyms: betrakta, titta på
- skåda inte en given häst i munnen ― don't look a gift horse in the mouth
- 1891, “Betlehems stjärna [The star of Bethlehem]”, Viktor Rydberg (lyrics)[1]:
- Herden, som sover trött, barnet, som slumrar sött, vakna vid underbar korus av röster, skåda en härligt klar stjärna i öster.
- The shepherd, sleeping tired, the child, dozing sweetly, wake at a wonderful chorus of voices, see a lovely bright star in the East.
Usage notes[edit]
- Today mainly present as last term in compounds, in the form of -skådare, “watcher” in the meaning of “someone who looks at”. See below.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of skåda (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | skåda | skådas | ||
Supine | skådat | skådats | ||
Imperative | skåda | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | skåden | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | skådar | skådade | skådas | skådades |
Ind. plural1 | skåda | skådade | skådas | skådades |
Subjunctive2 | skåde | skådade | skådes | skådades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skådande | |||
Past participle | skådad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- skåda in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams[edit]
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