bevittna

Swedish

Etymology

From be- +‎ vittna. Cognate with Danish bevidne, Norwegian Bokmål bevitne; compare German bezeugen.

Verb

bevittna (present bevittnar, preterite bevittnade, supine bevittnat, imperative bevittna)

  1. to witness
    • 1944, Pär Lagerkvist, Dvärgen; translated as Alexandra Dick, transl., The Dwarf, 1945:
      Solen som stod ett litet stycke över bergen i väster kastade sina sista strålar över slagfältet som bevittnat så mycket hjältemod, ära och nederlag.
      The sun was low above the western hills and its dying rays fell over the field which had witnessed so much glory, heroism, and defeat.
  2. to certify ((a document or the like) as being correct or valid)
    Synonym: vidimera

Conjugation

Conjugation of bevittna (weak)
active passive
infinitive bevittna bevittnas
supine bevittnat bevittnats
imperative bevittna —
imper. plural1 bevittnen —
present past present past
indicative bevittnar bevittnade bevittnas bevittnades
ind. plural1 bevittna bevittnade bevittnas bevittnades
subjunctive2 bevittne bevittnade bevittnes bevittnades
present participle bevittnande
past participle bevittnad

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

References

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