avrätta
Swedish
Alternative forms
- afrätta (obsolete)
Etymology
Equivalent to av- + rätta. Originally from Old Swedish rætta (“execute”), from Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną. Prefixed by analogy to Middle Low German africhten. Compare Danish afrette, Norwegian avretta, German abrichten.
Verb
avrätta (present avrättar, preterite avrättade, supine avrättat, imperative avrätta)
- to execute, put to death
- avrättas genom hängning
- be executed by hanging
- avrättas i elektriska stolen
- be executed by electric chair
Conjugation
Conjugation of avrätta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avrätta | avrättas | ||
| Supine | avrättat | avrättats | ||
| Imperative | avrätta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | avrätten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | avrättar | avrättade | avrättas | avrättades |
| Ind. plural1 | avrätta | avrättade | avrättas | avrättades |
| Subjunctive2 | avrätte | avrättade | avrättes | avrättades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | avrättande | |||
| Past participle | avrättad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
References
- avrätta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- avrätta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- avrätta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- avrätta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- rätta in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T
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