byta
See also: býta
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse býta, from Middle Low German būten, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory, booty, spoils”). If so, related to the name of Boudica, a British Celtic queen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
byta (present byta, preterite bytte or böt, supine bytt, imperative byt)
- to switch; to exchange
- to switch; to change places
- to change; to replace
Conjugation
Conjugation of byta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | byta | bytas | ||
| Supine | bytt | bytts | ||
| Imperative | byt | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | byten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | byter | bytte | byts, bytes | byttes |
| Ind. plural1 | byta | bytte | bytas | byttes |
| Subjunctive2 | byte | bytte | bytes | byttes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bytande | |||
| Past participle | bytt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- byta om
- byta ut
- byte
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (byta, supplement)
- Rolleston, T.W. (2018): Celtic Mythology
Further reading
- byta in Svensk ordbok.