undfå

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish untfa(nga), from Middle Low German untfan(gen), entfan(gen), equivalent to und- +‎ få(nga). Compare Danish undfange, German empfangen, Old English onfon.

Verb

undfå (present undfår, preterite undfick, supine undfått, imperative undfå)

1. (solemn) to receive

Conjugation

Conjugation of undfå (strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	undfå		—
supine	undfått		—
imperative	undfå		—
imper. plural1	undfån		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	undfår	undfick	—	—
ind. plural1	undfå	undficko	—	—
subjunctive2	undfå	undficke	—	—
present participle		undfående
past participle		—

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

References

• “undfå”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• und- in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)