be- + själ + -a. Compare Danish besjæle, Dutch bezielen, German beseelen.
besjäla (present besjälar, preterite besjälade, supine besjälat, imperative besjäla)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | besjäla | besjälas | ||
Supine | besjälat | besjälats | ||
Imperative | besjäla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | besjälen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | besjälar | besjälade | besjälas | besjälades |
Ind. plural1 | besjäla | besjälade | besjälas | besjälades |
Subjunctive2 | besjäle | besjälade | besjäles | besjälades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | besjälande | |||
Past participle | besjälad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |