bevara

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish bevara, from Middle Low German bewaren, from Proto-Germanic *biwarōną from *bi- + *warōną. Equivalent to be- +‎ vara (“to last”). Cognate with English beware, Danish bevare, Norwegian Bokmål bevare, Norwegian Nynorsk bevare, bevara, Dutch bewaren and German bewahren. Displaced native gömma in this sense. === Pronunciation === === Verb === bevara (present bevarar, preterite bevarade, supine bevarat, imperative bevara) to preserve; to keep (biblical) to protect ==== Conjugation ==== === References === bevara in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)