vittja
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish vitia, from Proto-Germanic *witją, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-. Doublet of veta.
Verb
vittja (present vittjar, preterite vittjade, supine vittjat, imperative vittja)
- examine, inspect, go through
- empty (in particular fish traps)
- pickpocket, steal
Conjugation
Conjugation of vittja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vittja | vittjas | ||
| Supine | vittjat | vittjats | ||
| Imperative | vittja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vittjen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vittjar | vittjade | vittjas | vittjades |
| Ind. plural1 | vittja | vittjade | vittjas | vittjades |
| Subjunctive2 | vittje | vittjade | vittjes | vittjades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vittjande | |||
| Past participle | vittjad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- vittja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vittja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vittja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vittja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)