bjuda

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish biūþa, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- ‎(“to wake, rise up”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

bjuda

1. to offer, give as a gift
2. to invite

   Blev du bjuden till deras bröllop?

   Were you invited for their wedding?

3. to bid (e.g. within an auction or similar)
4. (archaic) to utter a wish for the benefit of someone

   Jag bjuder er härmed en fortsatt god afton

   I hereby wish you a continued pleasant afternoon

5. (archaic) to order, to command; to issue a decree

Conjugation

Conjugation of bjuda (class 2 strong)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	bjuda	bjudas
Present tense	bjuder	bjuds, bjudes
Past tense	bjöd	bjöds
Supine	bjudit	bjudits
Imperative	bjud	—
Present participle	bjudande
Past participle	bjuden

Related terms

• avbud
• bjuda in
• bjuda ut
• bjuda ut sig
• bjudare
• bjudning
• bjudresa
• bjussa
• bud
• erbjuda
• falbjuda
• förbjuda
• inbjuda
• uppbjuda
• utbjuda

References

• bjuda in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• bjuda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.