"befara" meaning in All languages combined

See befara on Wiktionary

Verb [Swedish]

Etymology: From Middle Low German bevaren or older German befahren, to be- + fara (“danger”) + -a. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|gml|bevaren}} Middle Low German bevaren, {{der|sv|de|befahren}} German befahren, {{affix|sv|be-|fara|-a|t2=danger}} be- + fara (“danger”) + -a Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|befarar|preterite|befarade|supine|befarat|imperative|befara|head=}} befara (present befarar, preterite befarade, supine befarat, imperative befara), {{sv-verb-reg}} befara (present befarar, preterite befarade, supine befarat, imperative befara) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk}} Forms: befarar [present], befarade [preterite], befarat [supine], befara [imperative], no-table-tags [table-tags], befara [active, infinitive], befaras [infinitive, passive], befarat [active, supine], befarats [passive, supine], befara [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], befaren [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], befarar [active, indicative, present], befarade [active, indicative, past], befaras [indicative, passive, present], befarades [indicative, passive, past], befara [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], befarade [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], befaras [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], befarades [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], befare [active, dated, present, subjunctive], befarade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], befares [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], befarades [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], befarande [active, participle, past, present], befarad [active, participle, past]
  1. (formal, transitive) to fear Tags: formal, transitive

Inflected forms

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