bordlägga

Swedish

bord (“table, strake”) +‎ lägga (“lay”)

bordlägga (present bordlägger, preterite bordlade, supine bordlagt, imperative bordlägg)

(transitive) To postpone dealing with, shelve, table (to delay making the decision on (something)):
Vi beslutar att bordlägga ärendet tills vidare.
We decide to shelve the matter until later.
(nautical) to provide a vessel with a skin (planking or plating forming the sides and bottom)

Conjugation of bordlägga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	bordlägga		bordläggas
Supine	bordlagt		bordlagts
Imperative	bordlägg		—
Imper. plural¹	bordläggen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	bordlägger	bordlade	bordläggs, bordlägges	bordlades
Ind. plural¹	bordlägga	bordlade	bordläggas	bordlades
Subjunctive²	bordlägge	bordlade	bordlägges	bordlades
	Participles
Present participle	bordläggande
Past participle	bordlagd
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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