bakdanta

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of bak (adverb) +‎ danta. Cognate of German tändeln.

Verb

bakdanta (present bakdantar, preterite bakdantade, supine bakdantat, imperative bakdanta)

  1. (rare) malign, vilify, badmouth
    Synonym: baktala

Conjugation

Conjugation of bakdanta (weak)
active passive
infinitive bakdanta bakdantas
supine bakdantat bakdantats
imperative bakdanta
imper. plural1 bakdanten
present past present past
indicative bakdantar bakdantade bakdantas bakdantades
ind. plural1 bakdanta bakdantade bakdantas bakdantades
subjunctive2 bakdante bakdantade bakdantes bakdantades
present participle bakdantande
past participle bakdantad

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

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