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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German vorbeholden or German vorbehalten, equivalent to för- + behålla. Compare Danish forbeholde.
Verb
förbehålla (present förbehåller, preterite förbehöll, supine förbehållit, imperative förbehåll)
- to reserve, to make a reservation (to reduce the effect of a promise)
1906, August Strindberg, Nya svenska öden : Hövdingaminnen : Vasa-arvet:Han beviljade lutheranerna i Sverige full religionsfrihet, men förbehöll sig motsvarande frihet åt sig och de sina, vilket dock vägrades honom.- He granted the Lutherans in Sweden full freedom of religion, but reserved the corresponding freedom for himself and his own, which however was refused.
Conjugation
Conjugation of förbehålla (class 7 strong)
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