svamla
Swedish
Etymology
Unknown. Arguably related to Old Norse svamla (“to swim; to splash”) and Norwegian Nynorsk svamle (“to swim; to splash; to ramble”).
Verb
svamla (present svamlar, preterite svamlade, supine svamlat, imperative svamla)
- (colloquial) twaddle, prattle, babble
- Synonyms: babbla, pladdra
Conjugation
Conjugation of svamla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svamla | svamlas | ||
| Supine | svamlat | svamlats | ||
| Imperative | svamla | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svamlar | svamlade | svamlas | svamlades |
| Indicative plural1 | svamla | svamlade | svamlas | svamlades |
| Subjunctive2 | svamle | svamlade | svamles | svamlades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svamlande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- svammel
References
- svamla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svamla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svamla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)