tillfriskna

Swedish

Alternative forms

• friskna till

Etymology

From till (“up”) +‎ frisk (“healthy”) +‎ -na (“-en”) – "up-healthen". Compare the etymology of friskna till. First attested in 1758.

Verb

tillfriskna (present tillfrisknar, preterite tillfrisknade, supine tillfrisknat, imperative tillfriskna)

1. recover, regain health

Conjugation

Conjugation of tillfriskna (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	tillfriskna		tillfrisknas
supine	tillfrisknat		tillfrisknats
imperative	tillfriskna		—
imper. plural1	tillfrisknen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tillfrisknar	tillfrisknade	tillfrisknas	tillfrisknades
ind. plural1	tillfriskna	tillfrisknade	tillfrisknas	tillfrisknades
subjunctive2	tillfriskne	tillfrisknade	tillfrisknes	tillfrisknades
present participle		tillfrisknande
past participle		tillfrisknad

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

Derived terms

• tillfriskning

Further reading

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