förlika

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish forlika, from Middle Low German vorliken (“make equal”).

Verb

förlika (present förlikar, preterite förlikade, supine förlikat, imperative förlika)

  1. reconcile, come to terms with
    Synonym: försona
  2. mediate, conciliate
    Synonym: medla
  3. (law) settle out-of-court (conclude a lawsuit by agreement of the parties rather than a decision of a court)

Usage notes

Often used reflexively (förlika sig).

Conjugation

Conjugation of förlika (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive förlika förlikas
Supine förlikat förlikats
Imperative förlika —
Imper. plural1 förliken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative förlikar förlikade förlikas förlikades
Ind. plural1 förlika förlikade förlikas förlikades
Subjunctive2 förlike förlikade förlikes förlikades
Participles
Present participle förlikande
Past participle förlikad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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