beskylla

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to be- +‎ skylla. Likely borrowed from unattested Middle Low German *beschulden. Cognate of Danish beskylde. Compare Dutch beschuldigen, German beschuldigen.

Verb

beskylla (present beskyller, preterite beskyllde, supine beskyllt, imperative beskyll)

1. accuse

Conjugation

Conjugation of beskylla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	beskylla		beskyllas
Supine	beskyllt		beskyllts
Imperative	beskyll		—
Imper. plural1	beskyllen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	beskyller	beskyllde	beskylls, beskylles	beskylldes
Ind. plural1	beskylla	beskyllde	beskyllas	beskylldes
Subjunctive2	beskylle	beskyllde	beskylles	beskylldes
	Participles
Present participle	beskyllande
Past participle	beskylld
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• anklaga

Derived terms

• beskyllning

References

• beskylla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• beskylla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• beskylla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)