From Old Swedish bereþa, from Middle Low German bereden, from berede + -en or from be- + reden, equivalent to be- + reda.[1] Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål berede, Danish berede, Dutch bereiden, German bereiten.
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bereda (present bereder, preterite beredde, supine berett, imperative bered)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | bereda | beredas | ||
Supine | berett | beretts | ||
Imperative | bered | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bereden | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bereder | beredde | bereds, beredes | bereddes |
Ind. plural1 | bereda | beredde | beredas | bereddes |
Subjunctive2 | berede | beredde | beredes | bereddes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | beredande | |||
Past participle | beredd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |