byta

See also: býta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse býta, from Middle Low German būten, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory, booty, spoils”). If so, related to the name of Boudica, a British Celtic queen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

byta (present byter, preterite bytte or böt, supine bytt, imperative byt)

1. to switch; to exchange
2. to switch; to change places
3. to change; to replace

Conjugation

Conjugation of byta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	byta		bytas
supine	bytt		bytts
imperative	byt		—
imper. plural1	byten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	byter	bytte	byts, bytes	byttes
ind. plural1	byta	bytte	bytas	byttes
subjunctive2	byte	bytte	bytes	byttes
present participle		bytande
past participle		bytt

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

Related terms

• byta om
• byta ut
• byte

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (byta, supplement)
• Rolleston, T.W. (2018): Celtic Mythology

Further reading

• byta in Svensk ordbok.