tillbedja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tilbidhia, equivalent to till +‎ bedja. Compare Danish tilbede, Icelandic tilbiðja.

Verb

tillbedja (present tillbeder, preterite tillbad, supine tillbett, imperative tillbed)

  1. dated form of tillbe (“to worship”)
    • 1917, 1773 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1773], “Första Samuelsboken [1 Sam.] 15:25”, in 1917 års kyrkobibel‎[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 22 October 2025:
      Men förlåt mig nu min synd, och vänd tillbaka med mig, så att jag får tillbedja Herren.
      Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tillbedja (class 5 strong)
active passive
infinitive tillbedja tillbedjas
supine tillbett tillbetts
imperative tillbed —
imper. plural1 tillbeden —
present past present past
indicative tillbeder tillbad tillbeds, tillbedes, tillbedjes tillbads
ind. plural1 tillbedja tillbådo tillbedjas tillbådos
subjunctive2 tillbede tillbåde tillbedes tillbådes
present participle tillbedjande
past participle tillbedd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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