avråda

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish afraþa. By surface analysis, av +‎ råda. Cognate of Middle Low German afraden, German abraten, Norwegian Nynorsk avrå.

Verb

avråda (present avråder, preterite avrådde, supine avrått, imperative avråd)

  1. advise against, dissuade

Conjugation

Conjugation of avråda (weak)
active passive
infinitive avråda avrådas
supine avrått avråtts
imperative avråd
imper. plural1 avråden
present past present past
indicative avråder avrådde avråds, avrådes avråddes
ind. plural1 avråda avrådde avrådas avråddes
subjunctive2 avråde avrådde avrådes avråddes
present participle avrådande
past participle avrådd

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

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