"befalla" meaning in Swedish

See befalla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From Old Swedish befælla, from Middle Low German bevelen, from Old Saxon bifelhan. Displaced native bjuda in this sense. Compare Norwegian befale, German befehlen, Old English befēolan. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|befælla}} Old Swedish befælla, {{der|sv|gml|bevelen}} Middle Low German bevelen, {{der|sv|osx|bifelhan}} Old Saxon bifelhan, {{cog|no|-}} Norwegian, {{cog|de|befehlen}} German befehlen, {{cog|ang|befēolan}} Old English befēolan Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|befaller|preterite|befallde|supine|befallt|imperative|befall|head=}} befalla (present befaller, preterite befallde, supine befallt, imperative befall), {{sv-verb-reg|befall|er|de}} befalla (present befaller, preterite befallde, supine befallt, imperative befall) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|befall}} Forms: befaller [present], befallde [preterite], befallt [supine], befall [imperative], weak [table-tags], befalla [active, infinitive], befallas [infinitive, passive], befallt [active, supine], befallts [passive, supine], befall [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], befallen [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], befaller [active, indicative, present], befallde [active, indicative, past], befalls [indicative, passive, present], befalles [indicative, passive, present], befalldes [indicative, passive, past], befalla [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], befallde [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], befallas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], befalldes [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], befalle [active, dated, present, subjunctive], befallde [active, dated, past, subjunctive], befalles [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], befalldes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], befallande [active, participle, past, present], befalld [active, participle, past]
  1. to order, to command Related terms: befallning
    Sense id: en-befalla-sv-verb-1QLA16dW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "befælla"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish befælla",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "bevelen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German bevelen",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "osx",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon bifelhan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "befehlen"
      },
      "expansion": "German befehlen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "befēolan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English befēolan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish befælla, from Middle Low German bevelen, from Old Saxon bifelhan. Displaced native bjuda in this sense. Compare Norwegian befale, German befehlen, Old English befēolan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "befaller",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallde",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallt",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befall",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalla",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallts",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befall",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befaller",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalls",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalles",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalldes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalla",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallas",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalldes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalles",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalldes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "past",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalld",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "befallde",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "befallt",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        "to order, to command"
      ],
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          "order",
          "order"
        ],
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          "command"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "befallning"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      },
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    {
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      "expansion": "German befehlen",
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      "expansion": "Old English befēolan",
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    {
      "form": "befaller",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallde",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallt",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "befall",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "befallas",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befall",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befallen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befalldes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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    },
    {
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        "present"
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    },
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        "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
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}

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