hamstra
See also: Hamstra
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- hamstret
Verb
hamstra
- simple past of hamstre
- past participle of hamstre
Swedish
Etymology
hamster + -a, from German hamstern, used in Swedish since the Great War 1914-1918, cognate with Danish hamstre.
Verb
hamstra (present hamstrar, preterite hamstrade, supine hamstrat, imperative hamstra)
- to hoard or gather, to stock up, to collect (large) stocks for later use (like a hamster hides food in its cheeks)
- I Stockholm uppstod en utpräglad knapphet i fråga om mjölk och fortsatt kaos på smörmarknaden, där förut hamstrat smör kastades in och nya partier hamstrades.
- In Stockholm arose a certain shortage of milk and continued chaos on the market for butter, where previously hoarded butter was sold off and new batches were hoarded.
- I Stockholm uppstod en utpräglad knapphet i fråga om mjölk och fortsatt kaos på smörmarknaden, där förut hamstrat smör kastades in och nya partier hamstrades.
Conjugation
Conjugation of hamstra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hamstra | hamstras |
| Present tense | hamstrar | hamstras |
| Past tense | hamstrade | hamstrades |
| Supine | hamstrat | hamstrats |
| Imperative | hamstra | — |
| Present participle | hamstrande | |
| Past participle | hamstrad | |
Related terms
- hamstrare
- hamstring
References
- hamstra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- hamstra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.