avvärja
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish afværia, equivalent to av- + värja. Compare German abwehren, Dutch afweren, Danish afværge.
Verb
avvärja (present avvärjer, preterite avvärjde, supine avvärjt, imperative avvärj)
- ward off, stave off, fend off
Conjugation
Conjugation of avvärja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avvärja | avvärjas | ||
| Supine | avvärjt | avvärjts | ||
| Imperative | avvärj | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | avvärjer | avvärjde | avvärjs, avvärjes | avvärjdes |
| Indicative plural1 | avvärja | avvärjde | avvärjas | avvärjdes |
| Subjunctive2 | avvärje | avvärjde | avvärjes | avvärjdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | avvärjande | |||
| Past participle | avvärjd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- avvärja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- avvärja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- avvärja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- afväria in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L