skoja

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate with Danish skøje, from Dutch schooien, used in Swedish since 1766

Verb

skoja (present skojar, preterite skojade, supine skojat, imperative skoja)

  1. (obsolete) to travel around in freedom without a plan or profession, to run around in a playful manner, to fool around
    Ziguenarfolket [...] skoja kring landet
    Gypsies go all around the country
  2. to joke, to play jokes, to prank
    morfar skojar med barnen
    grandpa is playing jokes with the kids
    Jag skojade bara
    I was only joking
  3. (by ironic extension) to fool (somebody); to cheat, to swindle, to betray

Conjugation

Conjugation of skoja (weak)
active passive
infinitive skoja —
supine skojat —
imperative skoja —
imper. plural1 skojen —
present past present past
indicative skojar skojade — —
ind. plural1 skoja skojade — —
subjunctive2 skoje skojade — —
present participle skojande
past participle —

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

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