förtvivla

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fortvifla, from Middle Low German vortwivelen, equivalent to för- +‎ tvivla.[1] Cognate with Danish fortvivle, Norwegian Bokmål fortvile, Norwegian Nynorsk fortvila, Norwegian Nynorsk fortvile and German verzweifeln.

Verb

förtvivla (present förtvivlar, preterite förtvivlade, supine förtvivlat, imperative förtvivla)

  1. to despair, to lose hope

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