speja
See also: spēja, spējā, and спея
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish speia. Cognate of Danish speide, German spähen. Doublet of spå. See also origin for spion.
Verb
speja (present spejar, preterite spejade, supine spejat, imperative speja)
- spy, scout
Conjugation
Conjugation of speja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | speja | spejas | ||
| Supine | spejat | spejats | ||
| Imperative | speja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | spejen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | spejar | spejade | spejas | spejades |
| Ind. plural1 | speja | spejade | spejas | spejades |
| Subjunctive2 | speje | spejade | spejes | spejades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | spejande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms
- spana
Derived terms
- spejare
References
- speja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- speja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- speja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)