belägra
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish belæghra, from Middle Low German belegeren. By surface analysis, be- + lägra. Cognate of Danish belejre, Dutch belegeren, German belagern, English beleaguer. Doublet of ligga and lägga. Compare with origin for läger.
Conjugation
Conjugation of belägra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | belägra | belägras | ||
| Supine | belägrat | belägrats | ||
| Imperative | belägra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | belägren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | belägrar | belägrade | belägras | belägrades |
| Ind. plural1 | belägra | belägrade | belägras | belägrades |
| Subjunctive2 | belägre | belägrade | belägres | belägrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | belägrande | |||
| Past participle | belägrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
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