vederfaras

Swedish

Etymology

veder- +‎ faras

Verb

vederfaras (present vederfaras, preterite vederfors, supine vederfarits)

  1. (deponent, ergative, dated) to befall, to come upon, to happen to ((someone) of something positive or negative)
    äran som vederfarits henne
    the honor bestowed (for example) upon her
    vederfaras äran att laga Nobelmiddagen [construction reversal]
    be given the honor of preparing the Nobel banquet
    Intet ont skall vederfaras dem
    No evil shall come upon them

Conjugation

Conjugation of vederfaras (class 6 strong)
active passive
infinitive — vederfaras
supine — vederfarits
imperative — vederfars
imper. plural1 — vederfarens
present past present past
indicative — — vederfars, vederfares vederfors
ind. plural1 — — vederfaras vederforos
subjunctive2 — — vederfares vederfores
present participle —
past participle —

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

References

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