behärska

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • to master, to command, to rule (over), to control (a territory, a situation, a language, a field of knowledge)
  • (reflexive) to restrain oneself, to control oneself

Etymology

Derived from German beherrschen prefix from Swedish härska.

Origin

Swedish

härska

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