skalda
Old Norse
[edit]Noun
[edit]skalda
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]skald (“a poet”) + -a. The first being a learned borrowing from Old Norse skáld (“a poet”).
Verb
[edit]skalda (present skaldar, preterite skaldade, supine skaldat, imperative skalda)
- to make poetry
- Den som drack av mjödet blev oerhört vis och fick förmågan att skalda.
- Anyone who drank of this mead would gain immense wisdom and poetic skill.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skalda | skaldas | ||
| supine | skaldat | skaldats | ||
| imperative | skalda | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | skalden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | skaldar | skaldade | skaldas | skaldades |
| ind. plural1 | skalda | skaldade | skaldas | skaldades |
| subjunctive2 | skalde | skaldade | skaldes | skaldades |
| present participle | skaldande | |||
| past participle | skaldad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
[edit]- “skalda”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “skalda”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “skalda”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)