bordlägga

Swedish

Etymology

bord (“table, strake”) +‎ lägga (“lay”)

Verb

bordlägga (present bordlägger, preterite bordlade, supine bordlagt, imperative bordlägg)

  1. (transitive) To postpone dealing with, shelve, table (to delay making the decision on (something)):
    Vi beslutar att bordlägga ärendet tills vidare.
    We decide to shelve the matter until later.
  2. (nautical) to provide a vessel with a skin (planking or plating forming the sides and bottom)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bordlägga (weak)
active passive
infinitive bordlägga bordläggas
supine bordlagt bordlagts
imperative bordlägg —
imper. plural1 bordläggen —
present past present past
indicative bordlägger bordlade bordläggs, bordlägges bordlades
ind. plural1 bordlägga bordlade bordläggas bordlades
subjunctive2 bordlägge bordlade bordlägges bordlades
present participle bordläggande
past participle bordlagd

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

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