besjäla

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ själ +‎ -a. Compare Danish besjæle, Dutch bezielen, German beseelen.

Verb

besjäla (present besjälar, preterite besjälade, supine besjälat, imperative besjäla)

  1. to animate
  2. to inspire

Conjugation

Conjugation of besjäla (weak)
active passive
infinitive besjäla besjälas
supine besjälat besjälats
imperative besjäla
imper. plural1 besjälen
present past present past
indicative besjälar besjälade besjälas besjälades
ind. plural1 besjäla besjälade besjälas besjälades
subjunctive2 besjäle besjälade besjäles besjälades
present participle besjälande
past participle besjälad

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

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