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Swedish
Etymology
- According to NE: From Old Swedish forbiūþa, probably from Old English forbēodan or Old Saxon forbeodan.[1]
- According to SAOB online: From Old Swedish forbiuþa, despite its early use in Swedish it is most probable that it is from Middle Low German.[2]
- Both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *furibeudaną, from *furi- + *beudaną.
- Cognate with Danish forbyde, Norwegian Bokmål forby, Norwegian Nynorsk forby, forbyde, forbyda, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (faurbiudan), English forbid, German verbieten, Dutch verbieden. Equivalent to för- + bjuda.
Pronunciation
Verb
förbjuda (present förbjuder, preterite förbjöd, supine förbjudit, imperative förbjud)
- to forbid, to prohibit, to ban (to disallow)
Conjugation
Conjugation of förbjuda (class 2 strong)
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