besitta
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish besitia, from Middle Low German besitten, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną, from *bi- + *sitjaną. Equivalent to be- + sitta. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Dutch bezitten, German besitzen, English besit and Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan).[1]
Verb
[edit]besitta (present besitter, preterite besatt, supine besuttit, imperative besitt)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | besitta | besittas | ||
| supine | besuttit | besuttits | ||
| imperative | besitt | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | besitten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | besitter | besatt | besitts, besittes | besatts |
| ind. plural1 | besitta | besutto | besittas | besuttos |
| subjunctive2 | besitte | besutte | besittes | besuttes |
| present participle | besittande | |||
| past participle | besutten | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.