beläte

See also: belate

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish biläte, from Old Saxon biliði (“image”). Doublet of bild.

Noun

beläte n

  1. a graven image (often a primitive or clumsy one)
    Synonym: avgudabild
  2. (by extension) something ugly (generally)
  3. (biblical) an image, likeness
    Guds beläte
    God's image

Declension

Declension of beläte
nominative genitive
singular indefinite beläte belätes
definite belätet belätets
plural indefinite beläten belätens
definite belätena belätenas

References

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