UrsprungInherited from Old Swedish skona, from Middle Low German schonen, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunōn.
- to spare, show mercy
“Skona åtminstone barnen!” — At least spare the children!
Formerskonar(present) · skonade(preterite) · skonat(supine) · skona(imperative) · skona(active, infinitive) · skonas(infinitive, passive) · skonat(active, supine) · skonats(passive, supine) · skona(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · skonen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · skonar(active, indicative, present) · skonade(active, indicative, past) · skonas(indicative, passive, present) · skonades(indicative, passive, past) · skona(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · skonade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · skonas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · skonades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)