utlägga

Swedish

Etymology

From ut +‎ lägga.

Verb

utlägga (present utlägger, preterite utlade, supine utlagt, imperative utlägg)

  1. (transitive) to interpret, to expound
    Synonym: lägga ut
    • 2003, Sten Hidal, “Bokstavstro då och nu”, in Signum‎[1], number 7, archived from the original on 17 October 2021:
      Bibeln [...] kom att utläggas som i princip vilken litteratur som helst.
      The Bible came to be interpreted much like any other work of literature.
    • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes‎[2], Catholica, archived from the original on 23 March 2023, §81:
      [Apostlarnas efterträdare] skall [...] troget bevara, utlägga och sprida [Guds] ord.
      The successors of the apostles shall faithfully preserve, expound and spread the Word of God.

Conjugation

Conjugation of utlägga (weak)
active passive
infinitive utlägga utläggas
supine utlagt utlagts
imperative utlägg —
imper. plural1 utläggen —
present past present past
indicative utlägger utlade utläggs, utlägges utlades
ind. plural1 utlägga utlade utläggas utlades
subjunctive2 utlägge utlade utlägges utlades
present participle utläggande
past participle utlagd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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