beskära

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From German bescheren or Middle Low German bescheren, from Old High German biskeran and Old Saxon biskeran respectively, equivalent to be- +‎ skära.[1] Cognate with Danish beskære, Norwegian Bokmål beskjære, Dutch bescheren, West Frisian beskeare, English beshear, Old Frisian biskera and Yiddish באַשערן (bashern) (See past participle באַשערט (bashert)).

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beskära (present beskär, preterite beskärde, supine beskärt, imperative beskär)

  1. to give, to donate, to assign, to divide (unto each his part)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Same as etymology 1, by semantic extension.

Verb[edit]

beskära (present beskär, preterite beskar, supine beskurit, imperative beskär)

  1. to crop (an image)
  2. to prune (a plant)
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