gälda

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish giælda, giælla, gælla, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Under influence from Middle Low German gelden, see gälla.

Verb

gälda (present gäldar, preterite gäldade, supine gäldat, imperative gälda)

  1. (archaic, formal) to pay
    • 1734, Anonymous, Sweriges Rikes Lag Gillad och antagen på Riksdagen Åhr 1734, Bygninga Balken, 22:8, page 136
      Hißar man hund å annars fä, ock får thet skada; gälde fullt åter, och böte fierdung af thes wärde.
      If a man incites his dog on another's cattle, and it [the cattle] is wounded; [may he] pay full in return, and be fined a fourth of its value.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gälda (weak)
active passive
infinitive gälda gäldas
supine gäldat gäldats
imperative gälda —
imper. plural1 gälden —
present past present past
indicative gäldar gäldade gäldas gäldades
ind. plural1 gälda gäldade gäldas gäldades
subjunctive2 gälde gäldade gäldes gäldades
present participle gäldande
past participle gäldad

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

Conjugation of gälda (class 3 strong, archaic)
active passive
infinitive gälda gäldas
supine guldit guldits
imperative gäld —
imper. plural1 gälden —
present past present past
indicative gälder gald gälds, gäldes galds
ind. plural1 gälda guldo gäldas guldos
subjunctive2 gälde gulde gäldes guldes
present participle gäldande
past participle gulden

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

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