ålägga

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish ālæggia, from Old Norse leggja á, from Proto-Germanic *analagjaną. Equivalent to å (on (obsolete)) +‎ lägga (lay). Cognate with German anlegen, English onlay.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ålägga (present ålägger, preterite ålade, supine ålagt, imperative ålägg)

  1. to impose a formal requirement (on someone, to do or not do something); to impose, to prescribe, (of a punishment) to inflict
    Synonym: förelägga
    De ålades att betala en miljon kronor i böter
    A fine of a million SEK was imposed on them ("They were ordered to pay a million SEK fine")

Conjugation

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See also

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