fäkta

See also: fakta and faktā

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fækta, from Middle Low German vechten, from Old Saxon fehtan, from Proto-Germanic *fehtaną. Compare Dutch vechten and English fight.

Verb

fäkta (present fäktar, preterite fäktade, supine fäktat, imperative fäkta)

  1. (dated) to fight
    bättre fly än illa fäkta
    better to run than to fight a losing battle (~ better safe than sorry)
  2. to fence; to partake in fencing
  3. to wave vigorously (and carelessly) with one's arms

Conjugation
Conjugation of fäkta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive fäkta —
Present tense fäktar —
Past tense fäktade —
Supine fäktat —
Imperative fäkta —
Present participle fäktande
Past participle —

References
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