nagelfara
Swedish
Etymology
nagel + fara. Compare German Nagelprobe (“acid test”, literally “nail test”).
Verb
nagelfara (present nagelfar, preterite nagelfor, supine nagelfarit, imperative nagelfar)
- scrutinize
Conjugation
Conjugation of nagelfara (class 6 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | nagelfara | nagelfaras | ||
| Supine | nagelfarit | nagelfarits | ||
| Imperative | nagelfar | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | nagelfar | nagelfor | nagelfars, nagelfares | nagelfors |
| Indicative plural1 | nagelfara | nagelforo | nagelfaras | nagelforos |
| Subjunctive2 | nagelfare | nagelfore | nagelfares | nagelfores |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | nagelfarande | |||
| Past participle | nagelfaren | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- nagelfara in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- nagelfara in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- nagelfara in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- nagelfara in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- Folketymologier, Faktoider