mörbulta
Swedish
Etymology
From mör (“tender”) + bulta (“pound”).
Verb
mörbulta (present mörbultar, preterite mörbultade, supine mörbultat, imperative mörbulta)
- (rare) to tenderize meat by pounding it
- Synonym: möra
- to bruise up, to pummel
- Mörbulta honom, Mats!
- Bruise him up, Mats!
- (in the past participle "mörbultad") sore, tender
- Han kände sig mörbultad efter en dag i skidbacken med flera fall
- He felt really sore after a day on the ski slopes with several falls
Conjugation
Conjugation of mörbulta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | mörbulta | mörbultas | ||
| Supine | mörbultat | mörbultats | ||
| Imperative | mörbulta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | mörbulten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | mörbultar | mörbultade | mörbultas | mörbultades |
| Ind. plural1 | mörbulta | mörbultade | mörbultas | mörbultades |
| Subjunctive2 | mörbulte | mörbultade | mörbultes | mörbultades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | mörbultande | |||
| Past participle | mörbultad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- mörbulta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- mörbulta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- mörbulta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)