härja

See also: harja and Harja

Estonian

Noun

härja

  1. genitive singular of härg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hæria, from Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną. Derived from *harjaz (see här).

Verb

härja (present härjar, preterite härjade, supine härjat, imperative härja)

  1. to ravage, to wreak havoc
    Vikingarna härjade längs kusten
    The Vikings ravaged (along) the coast
    ett krigshärjat land
    a war-torn ("war-ravaged") country
    Barnen fick härja fritt
    The children got to run wild ("ravage freely")

Usage notes

Often weakened to "wild, more-or-less ironically/jocularly destructive activity."

Conjugation

Conjugation of härja (weak)
active passive
infinitive härja härjas
supine härjat härjats
imperative härja —
imper. plural1 härjen —
present past present past
indicative härjar härjade härjas härjades
ind. plural1 härja härjade härjas härjades
subjunctive2 härje härjade härjes härjades
present participle härjande
past participle härjad

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

References

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