förvissa

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish forvissa, from Middle Low German vorwissen.

Verb

förvissa (present förvissar, preterite förvissade, supine förvissat, imperative förvissa)

  1. assure
  2. (reflexive) ascertain
    • 1919, Søren Kierkegaard, Förförarens dagbok, page 25:
      ... så skulle jag åtminstone kunnat förvissa mig om det var mödan lönt att vara så punktlig
      ... then I would have at least been able to ascertain that it was worth the trouble to be so punctual

Usage notes

With particle om.

Conjugation

Further reading

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