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

• Audio:

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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
	Participles
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.