avvärja

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish afværia, equivalent to av- +‎ värja. Compare German abwehren, Dutch afweren, Danish afværge.

Verb

avvärja (present avvärjer, preterite avvärjde, supine avvärjt, imperative avvärj)

  1. ward off, stave off, fend off

Conjugation

Conjugation of avvärja (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive avvärja avvärjas
Supine avvärjt avvärjts
Imperative avvärj —
Imper. plural1 avvärjen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative avvärjer avvärjde avvärjs, avvärjes avvärjdes
Ind. plural1 avvärja avvärjde avvärjas avvärjdes
Subjunctive2 avvärje avvärjde avvärjes avvärjdes
Participles
Present participle avvärjande
Past participle avvärjd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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