besöka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish besøkia, from Middle Low German besoken, equivalent to be- + söka. Cognate with Danish besøge, Norwegian Bokmål besøke, Norwegian Nynorsk besøke, besøka, besøkje, besøkja, Dutch bezoeken, German besuchen, Saterland Frisian besäike, English beseech, beseek and Scots beseik.

Verb

besöka (present besöker, preterite besökte, supine besökt, imperative besök)

  1. to visit (to go and meet or see)
  2. (obsolete) to examine, to search through

Conjugation

Further reading

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