besitta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish besitia, from Middle Low German besitten, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną, from *bi- +‎ *sitjaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ sitta. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Dutch bezitten, German besitzen, English besit and Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan).^[1]

Verb

besitta

to own, to possess

Conjugation

Conjugation of besitta (class 3 strong)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	besitta	besittas
Present tense	besitter	besitts , besittes
Past tense	besatt	besatts
Supine	besuttit	besuttits
Imperative	besitt	—
Present participle	besittande
Past participle	besutten

Related terms

besittning

References

↑ besitta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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