stifta

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stifta n

  1. definite plural of stift

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Verb

stifta

  1. simple past and past participle of stifte

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

stifta n

  1. definite plural of stift

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish stikta, from Middle Low German stichten, from Proto-West Germanic *stiftijan conflated with *stihtijan.

Verb

stifta (present stiftar, preterite stiftade, supine stiftat, imperative stifta)

  1. to (formally) create or establish
    att stifta lagar
    to make laws
  2. (idiomatic, in "stifta bekantskap med") to get acquainted with (someone, or figuratively something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stifta (weak)
active passive
infinitive stifta stiftas
supine stiftat stiftats
imperative stifta —
imper. plural1 stiften —
present past present past
indicative stiftar stiftade stiftas stiftades
ind. plural1 stifta stiftade stiftas stiftades
subjunctive2 stifte stiftade stiftes stiftades
present participle stiftande
past participle stiftad

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

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