avliva

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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avliva

  1. inflection of avlive:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish afliva (also spelled as aflifva, earliest attested in 16th century). Equivalent to av- +‎ liv +‎ -a. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål avlive, Danish aflive, Icelandic aflífa, Dutch aflijven.

Verb[edit]

avliva (present avlivar, preterite avlivade, supine avlivat, imperative avliva)

  1. kill, put to death, put down
    De fick avliva sin hundThey had to put down their dog
  2. (figurative) put an end to
    att avliva en myt
    to put an end to a myth

Usage notes[edit]

Usually when describing animals, but occasionally to describe humans.

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