besitta

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish besitia, from Middle Low German besitten, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną, from *bi- + *sitjaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ sitta. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Dutch bezitten, German besitzen, English besit and Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan).

Verb

besitta (present besitter, preterite besatt, supine besuttit, imperative besitt)

  1. to own, to possess

Conjugation

Conjugation of besitta (class 3 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive besitta besittas
Supine besuttit besuttits
Imperative besitt —
Imper. plural1 besitten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative besitter besatt besitts, besittes besatts
Ind. plural1 besitta besutto besittas besuttos
Subjunctive2 besitte besutte besittes besuttes
Participles
Present participle besittande
Past participle besutten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

References

  1. ^ besitta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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