Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• avledet

Verb

avleda

1. simple past of avlede
2. past participle of avlede

Swedish

Alternative forms

• afleda

Etymology

From av- +‎ leda, like German ableiten.

Verb

avleda

1. to divert, drain, distract (water, attention or an attack)

   taskspelaren sökte avleda åskådarnas uppmärksamhet‎

   the jester sought to divert the spectators' attention

2. (linguistics) to derive

Conjugation

Related terms

• avledning

See also

• avlida
• av leda