besitta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish besitia, from Middle Low German besitten, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną, from *bi- + *sitjaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ sitta. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Dutch bezitten, German besitzen, English besit and Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan).[1]

Verb

besitta (present besitter, preterite besatt, supine besuttit, imperative besitt)

  1. to own, to possess

Conjugation

Conjugation of besitta (class 3 strong)
active passive
infinitive besitta besittas
supine besuttit besuttits
imperative besitt —
imper. plural1 besitten —
present past present past
indicative besitter besatt besitts, besittes besatts
ind. plural1 besitta besutto besittas besuttos
subjunctive2 besitte besutte besittes besuttes
present participle besittande
past participle besutten

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

References

  1. ^ besitta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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