frälsa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish frælsa‚ from fræls (free). Compare Faroese frelsa, Icelandic frjáls.

Verb

frälsa (present frälser, preterite frälste, supine frälst, imperative fräls)

  1. (Christianity) to save
    • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes[1], Catholica, archived from the original on 24 March 2025, §452:
      Namnet Jesus betyder "Gud frälser".
      The name Jesus means "God saves".

Conjugation

Conjugation of frälsa (weak)
active passive
infinitive frälsa frälsas
supine frälst frälsts
imperative fräls
imper. plural1 frälsen
present past present past
indicative frälser frälste frälses frälstes
ind. plural1 frälsa frälste frälsas frälstes
subjunctive2 frälse frälste frälses frälstes
present participle frälsande
past participle frälst

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

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