förtälja

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From Old Swedish fortælia, from Middle Low German vortellen. Cognate with Danish fortælle, Norwegian Bokmål fortelle, Norwegian Nynorsk fortelje, fortelja, Dutch vertellen, Low German vertellen, regional German verzählen. Equivalent to för- +‎ tälja.

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förtälja (present förtäljer, preterite förtäljde, supine förtäljt, imperative förtälj)

  1. (dated when of a person and except in certain expression) to tell, to recount
    Vad som hände sen förtäljer inte historien
    What happened next, the story does not tell (idiomatic, not dated)

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