befria

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German bevrien and German befreien. Cognate with Danish befri, Norwegian Bokmål befri, Yiddish באַפֿרײַען (bafrayen), Middle Dutch bevrien, older Dutch bevrijen, now bevrijden, West Frisian befrije, Old English befrēoġan, Middle English *befreen, *bifreen and English befree. Equivalent to be- +‎ fri +‎ -a or be- +‎ fria.

Pronunciation

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Verb

befria (present befriar, preterite befriade, supine befriat, imperative befria)

  1. to liberate, to free, to make free

Conjugation

Conjugation of befria (weak)
active passive
infinitive befria befrias
supine befriat befriats
imperative befria —
imper. plural1 befrien —
present past present past
indicative befriar befriade befrias befriades
ind. plural1 befria befriade befrias befriades
subjunctive2 befrie befriade befries befriades
present participle befriande
past participle befriad

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

References

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