ge upp andan

Swedish

Etymology

From various passages in the Bible, including Matt. 27:50 and Luke 23:46. From ge upp (give up) +‎ andan (one's breath).

Verb

ge upp andan (present ger upp andan, preterite gav upp andan, supine gett upp andan, imperative ge upp andan)

  1. (idiomatic) to give up the ghost (to die)
    • 1541, “Matteusevangeliet 27:50”, in Laurentius Andreæ, Olaus Petri, Laurentius Petri et al., transl., Gustav Vasas bibel[1], accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 30 May 2025:
      Ååter ropadhe Jesus medh högha röst, och gaff vpp andan.
      [Åter ropade Jesus med hög röst, och gav upp andan.]
      Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
    • 1891, Selma Lagerlöf, “21. Broby marknad”, in Gösta Berlings saga 2[2], Frithiof Hellbergs förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, archived from the original on 30 May 2025, page 253:
      Men han har blott vaknat upp för att dö. Han drar ett rosslande andetag och ger upp andan.
      But he has only woken up to die. He draws a ragged breath, and gives up the ghost.
    • 1917 October 31, 1773 års bibelkommission, “Lukasevangeliet 23:46”, in 1917 års kyrkobibel[3], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 30 May 2025:
      Jesus [...] sade: »Fader, i dina händer befaller jag min ande.» Och när han hade sagt detta, gav han upp andan.
      Jesus said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." And having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ge (class 5 strong)
active passive
infinitive ge upp andan
supine gett upp andan
imperative ge upp andan
imper. plural1 gen upp andan
present past present past
indicative ger upp andan gav upp andan
ind. plural1 ge upp andan gåvo upp andan
subjunctive2 ge upp andan gåve upp andan
present participle
past participle

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

Conjugation of giva (class 5 strong, older)
active passive
infinitive giva upp andan
supine givit upp andan
imperative giv upp andan
imper. plural1 given upp andan
present past present past
indicative giver upp andan gav upp andan
ind. plural1 giva upp andan gåvo upp andan
subjunctive2 give upp andan gåve upp andan
present participle
past participle

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

Conjugation of gifva (class 5 strong, obsolete spelling, used before 1906)
active passive
infinitive gifva upp andan
supine gifvit upp andan
imperative gif upp andan
imper. plural1 gifven upp andan
present past present past
indicative gifver upp andan gaf upp andan
ind. plural1 gifva upp andan gåfvo upp andan
subjunctive2 gifve upp andan gåfve upp andan
present participle
past participle

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

See also

  • (to die)

References