befria

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German bevrien and German befreien. Cognate with Danish befri, Norwegian Bokmål befri, Yiddish באַפֿרײַען (bafrayen), Middle Dutch bevrien, older Dutch bevrijen, now bevrijden, West Frisian befrije, Old English befrēoġan, Middle English *befreen, *bifreen and English befree. Equivalent to be- +‎ fri +‎ -a or be- +‎ fria.

Pronunciation

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Verb

befria (present befriar, preterite befriade, supine befriat, imperative befria)

1. to liberate, to free, to make free

Conjugation

Conjugation of befria (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	befria		befrias
Supine	befriat		befriats
Imperative	befria		—
Imper. plural1	befrien		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	befriar	befriade	befrias	befriades
Ind. plural1	befria	befriade	befrias	befriades
Subjunctive2	befrie	befriade	befries	befriades
	Participles
Present participle	befriande
Past participle	befriad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• befrielse

References

• befria in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)