freda
See also: Freda
Catalan
Pronunciation
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Alternative forms
Spanish
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish friþa, from Old Norse friða, from Proto-Germanic *friþōną.
Verb
freda (present fredar, preterite fredade, supine fredat, imperative freda)
- protect, save (used in some contexts only)
- Vargen fredades i Sverige 1966.
- Wolves were protected in Sweden in 1966.
- C.S Lewis: Prince Caspian
- ... om han inte kunde freda sitt skinn med tänder och klor, så var hans skin inte värt att fredas.
- ... if his claws and teeth could not keep his skin whole, it wasn't worth keeping.
Conjugation
Conjugation of freda (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | freda | fredas | ||
Supine | fredat | fredats | ||
Imperative | freda | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | freden | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | fredar | fredade | fredas | fredades |
Ind. plural1 | freda | fredade | fredas | fredades |
Subjunctive2 | frede | fredade | fredes | fredades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | fredande | |||
Past participle | fredad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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