skåda

See also: skada

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skuþa, skoþa, from Old Norse skoða.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

skåda (present skådar, preterite skådade, supine skådat, imperative skåda)

  1. (dated, poetic) to watch, to behold
    • 1891, Viktor Rydberg, Betlehems stjärna (Christmas song)
      Herden, som sover trött, barnet, som slumrar sött, vakna vid underbar korus av röster, skåda en härligt klar stjärna i öster
      The shepherd, sleeping tired, the child, dozing sweetly, wake at a wonderful chorus of voices, see a lovely bright star in the East
    skåda inte en given häst i munnen
    don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Usage notes

Today mainly present as last term in compounds, in the form of -skådare, "watcher" in the meaning of "someone who looks at". See under "Derived terms".

Conjugation

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.