tämja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tæmia, from Old Norse temja, from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną.

Verb

tämja (present tämjer, preterite tämjde or tämde, supine tämjt or tämt, imperative tämj)

  1. to tame (make a wild animal tame), to domesticate
  2. to tame (more generally)
    tämja naturens krafter
    tame the forces of nature

Conjugation

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