fängsla

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Swedish

Etymology

Back-formation from fängsel, from fängelse (“prison”). Compare Danish fængsle.

Verb

fängsla (present fängslar, preterite fängslade, supine fängslat, imperative fängsla)

  1. imprison
    Synonyms: bura in, fjättra, fånga, häkta, spärra in
  2. (figuratively) captivate
    Synonyms: engagera, fascinera, intressera, tjusa

Conjugation

Conjugation of fängsla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive fängsla fängslas
Supine fängslat fängslats
Imperative fängsla —
Imper. plural1 fängslen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fängslar fängslade fängslas fängslades
Ind. plural1 fängsla fängslade fängslas fängslades
Subjunctive2 fängsle fängslade fängsles fängslades
Participles
Present participle fängslande
Past participle fängslad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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