böta
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.
Verb[edit]
böta (present bötar, preterite bötade, supine bötat, imperative böta)
- to pay a fine, to be fined
- Han fick böta 2000 kronor för fortkörning.
- He had to [got to] pay a fine of 2000 kronor for speeding.
- (figuratively) to pay (suffer negative consequences)
- böta med sitt liv
- pay with one's life
Usage notes[edit]
- More rarely conjugated bötte, bött, says SAOL (1923). This is the case in the very antiquated proverb hött är med ingo bött (“a threat is with naught atoned, is not a crime”).
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of böta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | böta | — | ||
| Supine | bötat | — | ||
| Imperative | böta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | böten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bötar | bötade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | böta | bötade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | böte | bötade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bötande | |||
| Past participle | bötad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- böta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- böta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- böta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- böta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
Vilamovian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German boto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
bȫta m (plural böta)