jordfästa
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From jord (“earth”) + fästa (“attach”). Likely originally of magically "attaching" someone to the ground so that they would not return from the dead. Attested since 1711.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
jordfästa (present jordfäster, preterite jordfäste, supine jordfäst, imperative jordfäst)
Usage notes edit
Refers to the ceremony, whereas begrava is (potentially) broader.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of jordfästa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | jordfästa | jordfästas | ||
Supine | jordfäst | jordfästs | ||
Imperative | jordfäst | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | jordfästen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | jordfäster | jordfäste | jordfästs, jordfästes | jordfästes |
Ind. plural1 | jordfästa | jordfäste | jordfästas | jordfästes |
Subjunctive2 | jordfäste | jordfäste | jordfästes | jordfästes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | jordfästande | |||
Past participle | jordfäst | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |