åvila

Swedish

Etymology

å (“on (obsolete)”) +‎ vila (“rest”)

Verb

åvila (present åvilar, preterite åvilade, supine åvilat, imperative åvila)

  1. (formal) to lie with, to rest with (of responsibility or the like)
    Synonym: vila på
    Det yttersta ansvaret åvilar styrelsen
    The ultimate responsibility lies with the board of directors

Conjugation

Conjugation of åvila (weak)
active passive
infinitive åvila åvilas
supine åvilat åvilats
imperative åvila —
imper. plural1 åvilen —
present past present past
indicative åvilar åvilade åvilas åvilades
ind. plural1 åvila åvilade åvilas åvilades
subjunctive2 åvile åvilade åviles åvilades
present participle åvilande
past participle —

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

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