böta

See also: bota, bóta, and botá

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Verb

böta (present bötar, preterite bötade, supine bötat, imperative böta)

  1. to pay a fine, to be fined
    Han fick böta 2000 kronor för fortkörning.
    He had to [got to] pay a fine of 2000 kronor for speeding.
  2. (figuratively) to pay (suffer negative consequences)
    böta med sitt liv
    pay with one's life

Usage notes
  • More rarely conjugated bötte, bött, says SAOL (1923). This is the case in the very antiquated proverb hött är med ingo bött (“a threat is with naught atoned, is not a crime”).

Conjugation
Conjugation of böta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive böta —
Supine bötat —
Imperative böta —
Imper. plural1 böten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bötar bötade — —
Ind. plural1 böta bötade — —
Subjunctive2 böte bötade — —
Participles
Present participle bötande
Past participle bötad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Old High German boto.

Pronunciation
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Noun

bȫta m (plural böta)

  1. messenger, envoy
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