befrukta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

befrukta

  1. inflection of befrukte:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology 1

From German befruchten. By surface analysis, be- +‎ frukt +‎ -a.

Verb

befrukta

  1. to inseminate, to fertilize, to impregnate
Conjugation
Conjugation of befrukta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive befrukta befruktas
Supine befruktat befruktats
Imperative befrukta —
Imper. plural1 befrukten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative befruktar befruktade befruktas befruktades
Ind. plural1 befrukta befruktade befruktas befruktades
Subjunctive2 befrukte befruktade befruktes befruktades
Participles
Present participle befruktande
Past participle befruktad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

By surface analysis, be- +‎ frukta.

Verb

befrukta

  1. (obsolete) to fear

References
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