beskära

Swedish

Etymology 1

From German bescheren or Middle Low German bescheren, from Old High German biskeran and Old Saxon biskeran respectively, equivalent to be- +‎ skära. 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 (present beskär, preterite beskärde, supine beskärt, imperative beskär)

1. to give, to donate, to assign, to divide (unto each his part)

Conjugation

Conjugation of beskära (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	beskära		beskäras
Supine	beskärt		beskärts
Imperative	beskär		—
Imper. plural1	beskären		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	beskär	beskärde	beskärs, beskäres	beskärdes
Ind. plural1	beskära	beskärde	beskäras	beskärdes
Subjunctive2	beskäre	beskärde	beskäres	beskärdes
	Participles
Present participle	beskärande
Past participle	beskärd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

Same as etymology 1, by semantic extension.

Verb

beskära (present beskär, preterite beskar, supine beskurit, imperative beskär)

1. to crop (an image)
2. to prune (a plant)

Conjugation

Conjugation of beskära (class 4 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	beskära		beskäras
Supine	beskurit		beskurits
Imperative	beskär		—
Imper. plural1	beskären		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	beskär	beskar	beskärs, beskäres	beskars
Ind. plural1	beskära	beskuro	beskäras	beskuros
Subjunctive2	beskäre	beskure	beskäres	beskures
	Participles
Present participle	beskärande
Past participle	beskuren
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• beskärd
• beskärning

Further reading

• beskära in Svensk ordbok.