freda

See also: Freda

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfɾɛ.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈfɾə.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfɾe.ða]

Adjective

freda

1. feminine singular of fred

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fredet

Verb

freda

1. inflection of frede:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Spanish

Adjective

freda f

1. feminine singular of fredo

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish friþa, from Old Norse friða, from Proto-Germanic *friþōną.

Verb

freda (present fredar, preterite fredade, supine fredat, imperative freda)

1. protect, save (used in some contexts only)

   Vargen fredades i Sverige 1966.

   Wolves were protected in Sweden in 1966.

   • C.S Lewis: Prince Caspian

     ... om han inte kunde freda sitt skinn med tänder och klor, så var hans skin inte värt att fredas.

     ... if his claws and teeth could not keep his skin whole, it wasn't worth keeping.

Conjugation

Conjugation of freda (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	freda		fredas
supine	fredat		fredats
imperative	freda		—
imper. plural1	freden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	fredar	fredade	fredas	fredades
ind. plural1	freda	fredade	fredas	fredades
subjunctive2	frede	fredade	fredes	fredades
present participle		fredande
past participle		fredad

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

Further reading

• freda in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• deraf, fader