härja
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]| 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 |
| present participle | härjande | |||
| past participle | härjad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]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