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.

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