skymfa

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German schimpfen.

Verb

skymfa (present skymfar, preterite skymfade, supine skymfat, imperative skymfa)

1. to gravely insult, to affront

Conjugation

Conjugation of skymfa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skymfa		skymfas
supine	skymfat		skymfats
imperative	skymfa		—
imper. plural1	skymfen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skymfar	skymfade	skymfas	skymfades
ind. plural1	skymfa	skymfade	skymfas	skymfades
subjunctive2	skymfe	skymfade	skymfes	skymfades
present participle		skymfande
past participle		skymfad

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

Related terms

• skymf (“a grave insult, an affront”)

See also

• smäda (“to speak very ill of”)

References

• skymfa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skymfa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)