besinning

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Swedish

Etymology

besinna +‎ -ing

Noun

besinning c

  1. (now uncountable) self-control, calm
    Han tappade besinningen och gav honom en karatespark
    He lost his temper and gav him a karate kick

Usage notes

Formerly countable in some senses, but SAOB marked the plural as obsolete already in 1904.

Declension

Declension of besinning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative besinning besinningen besinningar besinningarna
Genitive besinnings besinningens besinningars besinningarnas

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