fäkta
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish fækta, from Middle Low German vechten, from Old Saxon fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną. Compare Dutch vechten and English fight.
Verb
fäkta (present fäktar, preterite fäktade, supine fäktat, imperative fäkta)
- (dated) to fight
- bättre fly än illa fäkta
- better to run than to fight a losing battle (~ better safe than sorry)
- bättre fly än illa fäkta
- to fence; to partake in fencing
- to wave vigorously (and carelessly) with one's arms
Conjugation
Conjugation of fäkta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fäkta | — | ||
| Supine | fäktat | — | ||
| Imperative | fäkta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | fäkten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fäktar | fäktade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | fäkta | fäktade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | fäkte | fäktade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | fäktande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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References
Categories:
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish dated terms
- Swedish weak verbs