bordlägga

Swedish

Etymology

bord (“table, strake”) +‎ lägga (“lay”)

Verb

bordlägga (present bordlägger, preterite bordlade, supine bordlagt, imperative bordlägg)

  1. (transitive) To postpone dealing with, shelve, table (to delay making the decision in (something)):
    Vi beslutar att bordlägga ärendet tills vidare.
    We decide to shelve the matter until later.
  2. (nautical) to provide a vessel with a skin (planking or plating forming the sides and bottom)

Conjugation
Conjugation of bordlägga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bordlägga bordläggas
Supine bordlagt bordlagts
Imperative bordlägg —
Imper. plural1 bordläggen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bordlägger bordlade bordläggs, bordlägges bordlades
Ind. plural1 bordlägga bordlade bordläggas bordlades
Subjunctive2 bordlägge bordlade bordlägges bordlades
Participles
Present participle bordläggande
Past participle bordlagd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also
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