Inherited from Old Swedish bezla, from Old Norse beizla. By surface analysis, betsel + -a.
betsla (present betslar, preterite betslade, supine betslat, imperative betsla)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | betsla | betslas | ||
Supine | betslat | betslats | ||
Imperative | betsla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | betslen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | betslar | betslade | betslas | betslades |
Ind. plural1 | betsla | betslade | betslas | betslades |
Subjunctive2 | betsle | betslade | betsles | betslades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | betslande | |||
Past participle | betslad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |