kædede
Kædede is a Danish verb form, the preterite (past tense) of kæde, meaning to chain. It is used to describe an action in the past in transitive constructions, for example: De kædede fangerne fast til stolperne, meaning “They chained the prisoners fast to the posts.” The form kædede is the imperfect tense for all persons and numbers (jeg kædede, du kædede, han/hun/den/det kædede, vi kædede, I kædede, de kædede).
The related past participle is kædet, which is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses and
Etymologically, kædede derives from the verb kæde, meaning “to chain.” The noun kæde (chain) likewise comes from
In modern usage, kædede is chiefly a grammatical form encountered in written Danish, especially in narrative