drista

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish drista, from Old Swedish drister; see dristig (“bold, daring”). Compare Danish driste.

Verb

drista (present dristar, preterite dristade, supine dristat, imperative drista)

1. dare

   han dristar sig att fråga

   he dares to ask

Usage notes

Typically used reflexively, together with sig.

Conjugation

Conjugation of drista (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	drista		—
supine	dristat		—
imperative	drista		—
imper. plural1	dristen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	dristar	dristade	—	—
ind. plural1	drista	dristade	—	—
subjunctive2	driste	dristade	—	—
present participle		dristande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• dumdristig
• dristig

References

• drista in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• drista in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• drista in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Astrid, strida