befria

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German bevrien and German befreien. Cognate with Danish befri, Norwegian Bokmål befri, Yiddish באַפֿרײַען‎ (bafrayen), Middle Dutch bevrien, older Dutch bevrijen, now bevrijden, West Frisian befrije, Old English befrēoġan, Middle English *befreen, *bifreen and English befree. Equivalent to be- +‎ fri +‎ -a or be- +‎ fria.

Pronunciation

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Verb

befria (present befriar, preterite befriade, supine befriat, imperative befria)

to liberate, to free, to make free

Conjugation

Conjugation of befria (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	befria	befrias
Present tense	befriar	befrias
Past tense	befriade	befriades
Supine	befriat	befriats
Imperative	befria	—
Present participle	befriande
Past participle	befriad

Related terms

befrielse

References

befria in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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