gälda

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish giælda, giælla, gælla, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Under influence from Low German gelden, see gälla.

Verb

gälda (present gäldar, preterite gäldade, supine gäldat, imperative gälda)

  1. (archaic, formal) to pay
    • 1734, Anonymous, Sweriges Rikes Lag Gillad och antagen på Riksdagen Åhr 1734, Bygninga Balken, 22:8, page 136
      Hißar man hund å annars fä, ock får thet skada; gälde fullt åter, och böte fierdung af thes wärde.
      If a man incites his dog on another's cattle, and it [the cattle] is wounded; [may he] pay full in return, and be fined a fourth of its value.

Conjugation
Conjugation of gälda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive gälda gäldas
Supine gäldat gäldats
Imperative gälda —
Imper. plural1 gälden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gäldar gäldade gäldas gäldades
Ind. plural1 gälda gäldade gäldas gäldades
Subjunctive2 gälde gäldade gäldes gäldades
Participles
Present participle gäldande
Past participle gäldad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of gälda (class 3 strong, archaic)
Active Passive
Infinitive gälda gäldas
Supine guldit guldits
Imperative gäld —
Imper. plural1 gälden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gälder gald gälds, gäldes galds
Ind. plural1 gälda guldo gäldas guldos
Subjunctive2 gälde gulde gäldes guldes
Participles
Present participle gäldande
Past participle gulden
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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