Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish bevara, from Middle Low German bewaren, from Proto-Germanic *biwarōną from *bi- + *warōną. Equivalent to be- +‎ vara (to last). Cognate with English beware, Danish bevare, Norwegian Bokmål bevare, Norwegian Nynorsk bevare, bevara, Dutch bewaren and German bewahren. Displaced native gömma in this sense.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bevara (present bevarar, preterite bevarade, supine bevarat, imperative bevara)

  1. to preserve; to keep
  2. (biblical) to protect

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