svida

See also: svída, svíða, and sviđa

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svíða, from Proto-Germanic *swīþaną.

Verb

svida (present svider, preterite sved, supine svidit, imperative svid)

  1. to sting, to burn (hurt with a continuous, sharp pain, like after getting stung by nettles, rubbing skin with something until it is raw, or getting a sunburn)
  2. (figuratively) to sting, to hurt (emotionally)
    Wow! Det svider!
    Wow! That hurts!
Conjugation

Etymology 2

svid + -a

Verb

svida (present svidar, preterite svidade, supine svidat, imperative svida)

  1. (colloquial, reflexive) dress up
Conjugation

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