avrätta

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === afrätta (obsolete) === Etymology === Equivalent to av- +‎ rätta. Originally from Old Swedish rætta (“execute”), from Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną. Prefixed by analogy to Middle Low German africhten. Compare Danish afrette, Norwegian avretta, German abrichten. === Verb === avrätta (present avrättar, preterite avrättade, supine avrättat, imperative avrätta) to execute, put to death ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== avrättning skarprättare === References === avrätta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) avrätta in Svensk ordbok (SO) avrätta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) avrätta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) rätta in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T