halshugga

Swedish

Etymology

hals (“throat”) +‎ hugga (“cut”)

Verb

halshugga (present halshugger, preterite halshögg, supine halshuggit, imperative halshugg)

  1. to behead; to cut off someone’s head
    Terroristerna hade halshuggit honom.
    The terrorists had beheaded him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of halshugga (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive halshugga halshuggas
supine halshuggit halshuggits
imperative halshugg —
imper. plural1 halshuggen —
present past present past
indicative halshugger halshögg halshuggs, halshugges halshöggs
ind. plural1 halshugga halshöggo halshuggas halshöggos
subjunctive2 halshugge halshögge halshugges halshögges
present participle halshuggande
past participle halshuggen

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

References

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