bedarra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]be- + darra, from Low German or Dutch bedaren, used in Swedish since 1765.
Verb
[edit]bedarra (present bedarrar, preterite bedarrade, supine bedarrat, imperative bedarra)
- to calm, to fade, to weaken, to blow over (of a storm or strong wind)
- När stormen bedarrat ger jag mig också av.
- When the storm has blown over, I too shall leave.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bedarra | — | ||
| supine | bedarrat | — | ||
| imperative | bedarra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bedarren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bedarrar | bedarrade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | bedarra | bedarrade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | bedarre | bedarrade | — | — |
| present participle | bedarrande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “bedarra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “bedarra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)