kväda

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kvæþa, from Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-. Cognate with English quoth, Icelandic kveða.

Verb

kväda (present kväder, preterite kvad, supine kvädit, imperative kväd)

  1. (archaic, poetic) to say, to tell
    Synonyms: säga, mäla
  2. (archaic, poetic) to express something in a poem
  3. (archaic, poetic) to sing

Conjugation

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