Skörde

Skörde is a Swedish verb form that generally functions as the simple past tense of the verb skörda, meaning to harvest or reap. In modern Swedish, skörde is largely found in older texts, traditional rural speech, or literary contexts; in everyday language the past tense is more commonly expressed with other constructions or in dialectal usage. An example is: Han skörde gräset igår.

Etymology and related forms: The verb skörda is closely connected to the noun skörd, meaning harvest. Skörde, as the past tense form, is part of the historical and regional variation in Swedish verb conjugation. The related past participle is skördat, used together with auxiliary har to form the present perfect or pluperfect (har skördat, hade skördat). The root meaning remains tied to gathering crops, grain, or produce.

Usage and notes: Skörde appears in contexts that aim for a traditional, rural, or historical tone. In standard contemporary Swedish, speakers more often use the perfect or alternative past constructions to describe harvesting actions, such as har skördat when the result is emphasized. The simple past skörde is thus best understood as archaic, dialectal, or stylistic rather than common everyday language. In literature and regional speech, it may occur to convey a sense of time or setting.

See also: Skörd, skörda, skördat, harvest in Swedish linguistic context. The term connects to broader Germanic roots related to harvest-related vocabulary and rural life.