gengälda

Swedish

Etymology

From gen- (“back”) +‎ gälda (“pay”). Compare English pay back.

Verb

gengälda (present gengäldar, preterite gengäldade, supine gengäldat, imperative gengälda)

  1. return the favor

Conjugation

Conjugation of gengälda (weak)
active passive
infinitive gengälda gengäldas
supine gengäldat gengäldats
imperative gengälda —
imper. plural1 gengälden —
present past present past
indicative gengäldar gengäldade gengäldas gengäldades
ind. plural1 gengälda gengäldade gengäldas gengäldades
subjunctive2 gengälde gengäldade gengäldes gengäldades
present participle gengäldande
past participle gengäldad

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

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