bedarra

Swedish

Etymology

be- +‎ darra, from Low German or Dutch bedaren, used in Swedish since 1765.

Verb

bedarra (present bedarrar, preterite bedarrade, supine bedarrat, imperative bedarra)

1. to calm, to fade, to weaken, to blow over (of a storm or strong wind)

   När stormen bedarrat ger jag mig också av.

   When the storm has blown over, I too shall leave.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedarra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	bedarra		—
supine	bedarrat		—
imperative	bedarra		—
imper. plural1	bedarren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bedarrar	bedarrade	—	—
ind. plural1	bedarra	bedarrade	—	—
subjunctive2	bedarre	bedarrade	—	—
present participle		bedarrande
past participle		—

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

Synonyms

• avta
• mojna

References

• bedarra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bedarra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• barrade, redbara