lemlästa

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish limlæstadher, equivalent to lem (“limb”) +‎ lästa (“damage”). Related to Danish lemlæste and Old Norse lima lǫstr.

Verb

lemlästa (present lemlästar, preterite lemlästade, supine lemlästat, imperative lemlästa)

  1. to dismember (to remove limbs)
  2. to maim (to cause permanent loss of a part of the body)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lemlästa (weak)
active passive
infinitive lemlästa lemlästas
supine lemlästat lemlästats
imperative lemlästa —
imper. plural1 lemlästen —
present past present past
indicative lemlästar lemlästade lemlästas lemlästades
ind. plural1 lemlästa lemlästade lemlästas lemlästades
subjunctive2 lemläste lemlästade lemlästes lemlästades
present participle lemlästande
past participle lemlästad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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