kväda

From Old Swedish kvæþa, from Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-. Cognate with English quoth, Icelandic kveða.

kväda (present kväder, preterite kvad, supine kvädit, imperative kväd)

1. (archaic, poetic) to say, to tell

   Synonyms: säga, mäla

2. (archaic, poetic) to express something in a poem
3. (archaic, poetic) to sing

• kväde (“song, poem”)
• okväda (“insult, call names”)
• okvädinsord (“insult”)

• kväda in Svensk ordbok.