svida
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse svíða, from Proto-Germanic *swīþaną.
Verb
svida (present svider, preterite sved, supine svidit, imperative svid)
- to sting, to burn (hurt with a continuous, sharp (often somewhat queasy) pain, like after getting stung by nettles, rubbing skin with something until it is raw, putting salt or lemon juice on a wound, or getting a sunburn)
- (figuratively) to sting, to hurt (emotionally)
- Wow! Det svider!
- Wow! That hurts!
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | svida | — | ||
| supine | svidit | — | ||
| imperative | svid | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sviden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | svider | sved | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | svida | svedo | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | svide | svede | — | — |
| present participle | svidande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
See also
Etymology 2
Verb
svida (present svidar, preterite svidade, supine svidat, imperative svida)
- (colloquial, reflexive) dress up
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | svida | svidas | ||
| supine | svidat | svidats | ||
| imperative | svida | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sviden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | svidar | svidade | svidas | svidades |
| ind. plural1 | svida | svidade | svidas | svidades |
| subjunctive2 | svide | svidade | svides | svidades |
| present participle | svidande | |||
| past participle | svidad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
- svida in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svida in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svida in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- svida in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)