besinna
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish besinna, from Middle Low German besinnen. Equivalent to be- + sinne + -a. Compare Danish besinde, Dutch bezinnen.
Verb
[edit]besinna (present besinnar, preterite besinnade, supine besinnat, imperative besinna)
- (somewhat formal) to consider
- (reflexive) to calm (oneself) down
- Besinna dig!
- Calm down!
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | besinna | besinnas | ||
| supine | besinnat | besinnats | ||
| imperative | besinna | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | besinnen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | besinnar | besinnade | besinnas | besinnades |
| ind. plural1 | besinna | besinnade | besinnas | besinnades |
| subjunctive2 | besinne | besinnade | besinnes | besinnades |
| present participle | besinnande | |||
| past participle | besinnad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]References
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms prefixed with be-
- Swedish terms suffixed with -a
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish formal terms
- Swedish reflexive verbs
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish weak verbs