FromOld Swedishbevara, fromMiddle Low Germanbewaren, fromProto-Germanic*biwarōną from*bi- +*warōną. Equivalent tobe- +vara(“to last”). Cognate withEnglishbeware,Danishbevare,Norwegian Bokmålbevare,Norwegian Nynorskbevare,bevara,Dutchbewaren andGermanbewahren. Displaced nativegömma in this sense.
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bevara (presentbevarar,preteritebevarade,supinebevarat,imperativebevara)
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bevara | bevaras | ||
| supine | bevarat | bevarats | ||
| imperative | bevara | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bevaren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bevarar | bevarade | bevaras | bevarades |
| ind. plural1 | bevara | bevarade | bevaras | bevarades |
| subjunctive2 | bevare | bevarade | bevares | bevarades |
| present participle | bevarande | |||
| past participle | bevarad | |||
1 Archaic.2 Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.