beläte

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish biläte, from Old Saxon biliði (image). Doublet of bild.

Noun[edit]

beläte n

  1. a graven image (often a primitive or clumsy one)
    Synonym: avgudabild
  2. (by extension) something ugly (generally)
  3. (biblical) an image, likeness
    Guds beläte
    God's image

Declension[edit]

Declension of beläte 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative beläte belätet beläten belätena
Genitive belätes belätets belätens belätenas

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