tillbe

Swedish

Etymology

From till (“to”) +‎ be (“pray”).

Verb

tillbe (present tillber, preterite tillbad, supine tillbett, imperative tillbe)

1. to worship (a deity)

   Synonym: tillbedja

   Vilka gudar tillber de? ― What gods do they worship?

Conjugation

Conjugation of tillbe (class 5 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	tillbe		tillbes
supine	tillbett		tillbetts
imperative	tillbe		—
imper. plural1	tillben		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tillber	tillbad	tillbes	tillbads
ind. plural1	tillbe	tillbådo	tillbes	tillbådos
subjunctive2	tillbe	tillbåde	tillbes	tillbådes
present participle		tillbeende
past participle		tillbedd

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

Related terms

• tillbedjan
• tillbedjare

See also

• dyrka

References

• tillbe in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tillbe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tillbe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)