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härja

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See also: harja and Harja

Estonian

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Noun

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härja

  1. genitive singular of härg

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hæria, from Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną. Derived from *harjaz (see här).

Verb

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härja (present härjar, preterite härjade, supine härjat, imperative härja)

  1. 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

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Often weakened to "wild, more-or-less ironically/jocularly destructive activity."

Conjugation

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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
present participle härjande
past participle härjad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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