inviga
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish invighia. By surface analysis, in + viga. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål innvie, German einweihen.
Verb
inviga (present inviger, preterite invigde, supine invigt, imperative invig)
- inaugurate (formally open)
- initiate (instruct in esoteric knowledge)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | inviga | invigas | ||
| supine | invigt | invigts | ||
| imperative | invig | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | invigen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | inviger | invigde | invigs, inviges | invigdes |
| ind. plural1 | inviga | invigde | invigas | invigdes |
| subjunctive2 | invige | invigde | inviges | invigdes |
| present participle | invigande | |||
| past participle | invigd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.