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begrava

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish begrava, from Middle Low German begrāven, from Proto-Germanic *bigrabaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ gräva.

Verb

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begrava (present begraver, preterite begravde or begrov, supine begravt, imperative begrav)

  1. to bury; to perform a burial
    Synonym: (less common) jordfästa
  2. to bury; to hide or conceal; to cover with earth or large quantities of earth or snow
  3. to bury; to put an end to

Conjugation

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Conjugation of begrava (weak)
active passive
infinitive begrava begravas
supine begravt begravts
imperative begrav
imper. plural1 begraven
present past present past
indicative begraver begravde begravs, begraves begravdes
ind. plural1 begrava begravde begravas begravdes
subjunctive2 begrave begravde begraves begravdes
present participle begravande
past participle begravd

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

Conjugation of begrava (class 6 strong)
active passive
infinitive begrava begravas
supine begravit begravits
imperative begrav
imper. plural1 begraven
present past present past
indicative begraver begrov begravs, begraves begrovs
ind. plural1 begrava begrovo begravas begrovos
subjunctive2 begrave begrove begraves begroves
present participle begravande
past participle begraven

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

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Further reading

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