Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish beskriva, from Middle Low German beschrîven, bescrîven,[1] equivalent to be- +‎ skriva (to write). Cognate with Danish beskriva, Norwegian Bokmål beskrive, Norwegian Nynorsk beskriva, beskrive, Dutch beschrijven, Afrikaans beskryf, Limburgish besjrieve, German beschreiben, Yiddish באַשרײַבן (bashraybn), Luxembourgish beschreiwen, Vilamovian byśrajwa, Low German beschrieven, West Frisian beskriuwe, Saterland Frisian beskrieuwe.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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beskriva (present beskriver, preterite beskrev, supine beskrivit, imperative beskriv)

  1. to describe

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