UrsprungFrom Old Norse svíða, from Proto-Germanic *swīþaną.
- to sting, to burn (hurt with a continuous, sharp (often somewhat queasy) pain, like after getting stung by nettles, rubbing skin with something until it is raw, putting salt or lemon juice on a wound, or getting a sunburn)
- figurativelyto sting, to hurt (emotionally)
“Wow! Det svider!” — Wow! That hurts!
- colloquial, reflexivedress up
Formersvider(present) · sved(preterite) · svidit(supine) · svid(imperative) · svida(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · svidit(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · svid(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · sviden(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · svider(active, indicative, present) · sved(active, indicative, past) · -(indicative, passive, present) · -(indicative, passive, past) · svida(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · svedo(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)