slingra
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German slingeren, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną.
Verb
slingra (present slingrar, preterite slingrade, supine slingrat, imperative slingra)
- snake, slither, wind (move in a winding manner)
- wind, twist, bend (turn coils around something)
- (reflexive) wriggle, squirm
- försök inte slingra dig ur det här!
- don't you try to to wriggle out of this!
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | slingra | slingras | ||
| Supine | slingrat | slingrats | ||
| Imperative | slingra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | slingren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | slingrar | slingrade | slingras | slingrades |
| Ind. plural1 | slingra | slingrade | slingras | slingrades |
| Subjunctive2 | slingre | slingrade | slingres | slingrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | slingrande | |||
| Past participle | slingrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of slingra (weak)
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References
- slingra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- slingra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- slingra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- slingra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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