vidimera

See also: vidimerà

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vidimus. Attested since 1559.

Verb

vidimera (present vidimerar, preterite vidimerade, supine vidimerat, imperative vidimera)

1. to certify, to attest (a copy (of a document or the like) as matching the original)

   Synonym: bevittna

2. to certify, to verify, to attest (the correctness or validity of something, more generally)

   Jag kan vidimera hennes påstående

   I can verify / attest to her claim

Usage notes

Fairly high register.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vidimera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	vidimera		vidimeras
supine	vidimerat		vidimerats
imperative	vidimera		—
imper. plural1	vidimeren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	vidimerar	vidimerade	vidimeras	vidimerades
ind. plural1	vidimera	vidimerade	vidimeras	vidimerades
subjunctive2	vidimere	vidimerade	vidimeres	vidimerades
present participle		vidimerande
past participle		vidimerad

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

References

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