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 byter, preterite bytte or böt, supine bytt, imperative byt)

  1. to switch; to exchange
  2. to switch; to change places
  3. 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.

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
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