undvara

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish undvære (equivalent to und- +‎ vara), from Middle Low German untberen, entberen. Doublet of umbära. Compare German entbehren.

Verb

undvara (present undvarar, preterite undvarade, supine undvarat or undvarit, imperative undvara)

  1. to do without, to dispense with

Conjugation

Conjugation of undvara (weak)
active passive
infinitive undvara undvaras
supine undvarat, undvarit undvarats, undvarits
imperative undvara
imper. plural1 undvaren
present past present past
indicative undvarar undvarade undvaras undvarades
ind. plural1 undvara undvarade undvaras undvarades
subjunctive2 undvare undvarade undvares undvarades
present participle undvarande
past participle

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

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