besinna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish besinna, from Middle Low German besinnen. Equivalent to be- +‎ sinne +‎ -a. Compare Danish besinde, Dutch bezinnen.

Verb

besinna (present besinnar, preterite besinnade, supine besinnat, imperative besinna)

  1. (somewhat formal) to consider
    Synonyms: beakta, betänka, överväga
  2. (reflexive) to calm (oneself) down
    Besinna dig!
    Calm down!

Conjugation

Conjugation of besinna (weak)
active passive
infinitive besinna besinnas
supine besinnat besinnats
imperative besinna —
imper. plural1 besinnen —
present past present past
indicative besinnar besinnade besinnas besinnades
ind. plural1 besinna besinnade besinnas besinnades
subjunctive2 besinne besinnade besinnes besinnades
present participle besinnande
past participle besinnad

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

Derived terms

References

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