belöna

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German belonen or German belohnen, equivalent to be- +‎ löna. Cognate with Danish belønne, Norwegian Bokmål belønne, Dutch belonen, Afrikaans beloon, Limburgish beloene, West Frisian beleanje, Saterland Frisian beloonje, Luxembourgish belounen and Yiddish באַלוינען‎ (baloynen).

Verb

belöna (present belönar, preterite belönade, supine belönat, imperative belöna)

to reward (give a reward to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of belöna (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	belöna	belönas
Present tense	belönar	belönas
Past tense	belönade	belönades
Supine	belönat	belönats
Imperative	belöna	—
Present participle	belönande
Past participle	belönad

Related terms

belöning

References

belöna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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