besticka
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from GermanCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from German#BESTICKACategory:Swedish terms derived from German#BESTICKA bestechen. Attested since 1614.
Verb
besticka (present besticker, preterite bestack, supine bestuckit, imperative bestick)Category:Swedish lemmas#BESTICKACategory:Swedish verbs#BESTICKACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#BESTICKACategory:Pages with entries#BESTICKACategory:Pages with 1 entry#BESTICKA
- to bribe
Usage notes
Refers to enticing someone to perform treacherous acts with (promises of) benefits. The more generic (including cash-in-hand) word for to bribe is muta.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | besticka | bestickas | ||
| supine | bestuckit | bestuckits | ||
| imperative | bestick | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | besticken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | besticker | bestack | besticks, bestickes | bestacks |
| ind. plural1 | besticka | bestucko | bestickas | bestuckos |
| subjunctive2 | besticke | bestucke | bestickes | bestuckes |
| present participle | bestickande | |||
| past participle | bestucken | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
References
- “besticka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “besticka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “besticka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)