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skynda

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skunda, skynda, from Proto-Germanic *skundijaną.

Verb

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skynda

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of skunda

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *skundijaną.

Verb

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skynda

  1. (transitive) to hasten, accelerate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skynda — active (weak class 1)
infinitive skynda
present participle skyndandi
past participle skyndr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular skyndi skynda skynda skynda
2nd person singular skyndir skyndir skyndir skyndir
3rd person singular skyndir skyndi skyndi skyndi
1st person plural skyndum skyndum skyndim skyndim
2nd person plural skyndið skynduð skyndið skyndið
3rd person plural skynda skyndu skyndi skyndi
imperative present
2nd person singular skynd, skyndi
1st person plural skyndum
2nd person plural skyndið
Conjugation of skynda — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive skyndask
present participle skyndandisk
past participle skynzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular skyndumk skyndumk skyndumk skyndumk
2nd person singular skyndisk skyndisk skyndisk skyndisk
3rd person singular skyndisk skyndisk skyndisk skyndisk
1st person plural skyndumsk skyndumsk skyndimsk skyndimsk
2nd person plural skyndizk skynduzk skyndizk skyndizk
3rd person plural skyndask skyndusk skyndisk skyndisk
imperative present
2nd person singular skynzk, skyndisk
1st person plural skyndumsk
2nd person plural skyndizk

Descendants

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  • Faroese: skynda
  • Icelandic: skynda, skunda
  • Norwegian
  • Old Swedish: skynda
  • Danish: skynde
  • Scots: skint

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse skynda, from Proto-Germanic *skundijaną.

Verb

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skynda

  1. (transitive) to hastily drive
  2. (intransitive) to hasten

Conjugation

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Descendants

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish skynda, from Old Norse skynda, from Proto-Germanic *skundijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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skynda (present skyndar, preterite skyndade, supine skyndat, imperative skynda)

  1. (reflexive) to hurry; to move quickly, to do something quickly
    Om du inte skyndar dig till bussen så kommer du missa den.
    If you don't hurry to the bus you'll miss it.
  2. (rare) to hurry to do something; to do something as soon as possible
    Skynda att ta ut bullarna ur ugnen!
    Hurry to take the buns out of the oven!
  3. (with "till") to (quickly) approach someone in order to offer help or assistance
    Mannen skyndade till till de nödställda.
    The man hurried to the people in distress.
  4. (intransitive, with "") to hurry up, to move or act faster
  5. (transitive, with "") to rush someone or something; to cause to move or act faster
    Om han drar benen efter sig igen måste du skynda på honom.
    If he drags his feet again you'll have to rush him.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of skynda (weak)
active passive
infinitive skynda skyndas
supine skyndat skyndats
imperative skynda
imper. plural1 skynden
present past present past
indicative skyndar skyndade skyndas skyndades
ind. plural1 skynda skyndade skyndas skyndades
subjunctive2 skynde skyndade skyndes skyndades
present participle skyndande
past participle skyndad

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

Synonyms

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See also

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