missfirma
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish misfirma. Likely cognate of Icelandic misþyrma.
Verb
missfirma (present missfirmar, preterite missfirmade, supine missfirmat, imperative missfirma)
- (law, archaic) insult, abuse, gravely disrespect
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | missfirma | missfirmas | ||
| supine | missfirmat | missfirmats | ||
| imperative | missfirma | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | missfirmen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | missfirmar | missfirmade | missfirmas | missfirmades |
| ind. plural1 | missfirma | missfirmade | missfirmas | missfirmades |
| subjunctive2 | missfirme | missfirmade | missfirmes | missfirmades |
| present participle | missfirmande | |||
| past participle | missfirmad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
- missfirmelse
- missfirmning
Further reading
- missfirma in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- missfirma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)