lovprisa

Swedish

Etymology

lov +‎ prisa

Verb

lovprisa (present lovprisar, preterite lovprisade, supine lovprisat, imperative lovprisa)

1. to praise, to extol

Usage notes

Strong, enthusiastic praise. Often somewhat ironic of (strong) praise more generally.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lovprisa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	lovprisa		lovprisas
supine	lovprisat		lovprisats
imperative	lovprisa		—
imper. plural1	lovprisen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	lovprisar	lovprisade	lovprisas	lovprisades
ind. plural1	lovprisa	lovprisade	lovprisas	lovprisades
subjunctive2	lovprise	lovprisade	lovprises	lovprisades
present participle		lovprisande
past participle		lovprisad

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

References

• lovprisa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lovprisa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)