städja

• städa

From Old Swedish stǣþia, from Old Norse steðja (“stop, affirm, permit”), from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (“place, location”), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (“standing, position”). Cognate with Icelandic steðja, Faroese steðga, Norwegian Bokmål ste and stede, Norwegian Nynorsk ste and stede, Danish stede. Doublet of städa and stad.

städja (present städjer or städer, preterite stadde, supine statt, imperative städ)

1. (obsolete) To place; to set down.

   Synonyms: ställa, lägga, placera

   1. (by extension, idiomatic) To indict; to prosecute; to hold accountable.

      Det är för närvarande osäkert huruvida företaget skall städjas till svars

      It remains uncertain as to whether the company will be held accountable

      (literally, “whether the company shall be placed to answer”)

   2. (by extension, reflexive) To stop; to tarry.
2. (archaic, rare) To lead; to send (something or someone).

   Det tog en månad innan han staddes till graven

   It took a month before he was laid to rest

   (literally, “he was placed in the grave”)

3. (obsolete) To stop or stem; to stay.
4. (obsolete) To allow (something or someone) to travel; to give permission.
5. (obsolete) To give stability; to strengthen.
6. (obsolete) To legislate; to regulate.
7. (obsolete) To cement or achieve something with a contract.
   1. (obsolete) To unite in wedlock; to officiate a marriage.
8. (dated) To hire through a locatio et conductio.
9. (obsolete, idiomatic) To appoint for an office; to assign for a task.

   Imorgon städjes hon till drottning

   She will be crowned queen tomorrow

   (literally, “tomorrow she is placed in [the position of] queen”)

10. (obsolete, reflexive) To decide; to make up one's mind.

• städja in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• “städja”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎^[1] (in Swedish), 1937