speja

See also: spēja, spējā, and спея

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish speia, from Middle Low German spējen, from Old Saxon *spehōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spehōn, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną. Cognate of Danish speide, German spähen. Doublet of spå. See also origin for spion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛja

Verb

speja (present spejar, preterite spejade, supine spejat, imperative speja)

  1. spy, scout

Conjugation

Conjugation of speja (weak)
active passive
infinitive speja spejas
supine spejat spejats
imperative speja —
imper. plural1 spejen —
present past present past
indicative spejar spejade spejas spejades
ind. plural1 speja spejade spejas spejades
subjunctive2 speje spejade spejes spejades
present participle spejande
past participle —

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

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