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mörda

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See also: morda

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish myrþa, from Old Norse myrða.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [²mœ̞ːɖa]

Verb

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mörda (present mördar, preterite mördade, supine mördat, imperative mörda)

  1. to murder, (not specifically, but through being a form of murder – see also lönnmörda) to assassinate
    • 1964, Cornelis Vreeswijk, “Mördar-Anders [the -e disappears in compound] [Murderer Anders]”, in Visor och oförskämdheter [Songs and rudeness/impertinences]‎[1]:
      Mördar-Anders, det är jag, det är jag. Mördar-Anders, det är jag, det är jag. Mördar-Anders, det är jag. Jag ska halshuggas idag, enligt Svea rikes lag – ta mig fan. Jag har mördat fyra män, fyra män. Jag har mördat fyra män, fyra män. Jag har mördat fyra män, är de ej i himmelen, lär jag träffa dom igen – ta mig fan.
      Murderer Anders, that is me, that is me. Murderer Anders, that is me, that is me. Murderer Anders, that is me. I'm getting beheaded today. According to the Kingdom of the Swedes' [see Svea rike] law – I'll be damned. I have murdered four men, four men. I have murdered four men, four men. I have murdered four men. If they're not in heaven, I'm bound to meet them again – I'll be damned.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of mörda (weak)
active passive
infinitive mörda mördas
supine mördat mördats
imperative mörda
imper. plural1 mörden
present past present past
indicative mördar mördade mördas mördades
ind. plural1 mörda mördade mördas mördades
subjunctive2 mörde mördade mördes mördades
present participle mördande
past participle mördad

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

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