öda

See also: oda, ODA, Oda, Öda, óda, odą, and odā

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ø̄þa, from Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną. Cognate with Icelandic eyða, Danish øde, German veröden. Based on the adjective öde (“waste, desolate”) from Old Swedish ø̄þe = Danish øde, Old Saxon ôthi, Old High German ôdi (“empty”), Old Norse auðr (“desolate”).

Verb

öda

  1. to waste, to spend in vain, often used about time
    Miljoner ödades på en renovering som inte ens har kommit i gång.
    Millions were spent on a renovation that hasn't even been started.
    Åtta krigsskepp öddes, och stort var talet av fallna;
    Eight war ships were destroyed, and huge was the number of fallen (men);

Conjugation
Conjugation of öda (according to SAOL)
Active Passive
Infinitive öda ödas
Present tense öder öds , ödes
Past tense ödde öddes
Supine ött ötts
Imperative öd —
Present participle ödande
Past participle ödd
Conjugation of öda (common in Finland)
Active Passive
Infinitive öda ödas
Present tense ödar ödas
Past tense ödade ödades
Supine ödat ödats
Imperative öda —
Present participle ödande
Past participle ödad

References
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