beskära

Swedish

Etymology

From German bescheren or Middle Low German bescheren, from Old High German biskeran and Old Saxon biskeran respectively, equivalent to be- +‎ skära.[1] Cognate with Danish beskære, Norwegian Bokmål beskjære, Dutch bescheren, West Frisian beskeare, English beshear, Old Frisian biskera and Yiddish באַשערן‎ (bashern) (See past participle באַשערט‎ (bashert)).

Verb

beskära

  1. to give, to donate, to assign, to divide (unto each his part)
  2. to crop (an image)
  3. to prune (a plant)

Conjugation
Conjugation of beskära 1
Active Passive
Infinitive beskära beskäras
Present tense beskär beskärs , beskäres
Past tense beskärde beskärdes
Supine beskärt beskärts
Imperative beskär —
Present participle beskärande
Past participle beskärd
Conjugation of beskära 2
Active Passive
Infinitive beskära beskäras
Present tense beskär beskärs , beskäres
Past tense beskar beskars
Supine beskurit beskurits
Imperative beskär —
Present participle beskärande
Past participle beskuren
  • beskärning

References
  1. beskära in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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