Swedish noun

en besvärjelse

incantation, invocation

Meaning

incantation; invocation

In Swedish: magisk formel

Forms

Forms of besvärjelse
Singular, indefiniteen besvärjelse
Singular, definitebesvärjelsen
Plural, indefinitebesvärjelser
Plural, definitebesvärjelserna

besvärjelse is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor besvärjelse, den stora besvärjelsen. Check another noun

Practise besvärjelse

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Is it en besvärjelse or ett besvärjelse?

Questions

What does besvärjelse mean in English?

besvärjelse means “incantation, invocation”.

Is it en besvärjelse or ett besvärjelse?

It is en besvärjelse, and “the incantation” is besvärjelsen.

What is the plural of besvärjelse?

The plural of besvärjelse is besvärjelser, and the definite plural is besvärjelserna.

Origin

From Old Swedish besværilse, equivalent to besvärja + -else.

Nearby common words

besvärjelse is number 6,437 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,433bugga to bug, to bug out (experience bugs, of a (software) system), to bug (fit or record with covert (audio) recording equipment)
  • 6,434ljuvlig lovely, delightful
  • 6,435ögonbryn eyebrow (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket)
  • 6,436hemsöka beset, plague
  • 6,438bunt bunch, bundle
  • 6,439lira play
  • 6,440streck stroke, line
  • 6,441beskjuten shelled, shot at, fired upon
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