förtöva

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Swedish

Etymology

för- +‎ töva, cognate with Old Swedish fortöva, from Middle Low German vortoven (delay, wait, obstruct)

Verb

förtöva (present förtövar, preterite förtövade, supine förtövat, imperative förtöva)

  1. (obsolete) to delay, to linger, to postpone

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