anbefalla

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German anbefehlen. By surface analysis, an- +‎ befalla

Verb

anbefalla (present anbefaller, preterite anbefallde, supine anbefallt, imperative anbefall)

1. to adjure; to order, decree, or (strongly) recommend
2. (often reflexive) to commend oneself (give oneself over, especially in religious contexts)

Conjugation

Conjugation of anbefalla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	anbefalla		anbefallas
supine	anbefallt		anbefallts
imperative	anbefall		—
imper. plural1	anbefallen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	anbefaller	anbefallde	anbefalls, anbefalles	anbefalldes
ind. plural1	anbefalla	anbefallde	anbefallas	anbefalldes
subjunctive2	anbefalle	anbefallde	anbefalles	anbefalldes
present participle		anbefallande
past participle		anbefalld

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• “anbefalla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “anbefalla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “anbefalla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)