vackla
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German wackeln. Doublet of vagga.
Verb
vackla (present vacklar, preterite vacklade, supine vacklat, imperative vackla)
- waver, falter, stagger
Conjugation
Conjugation of vackla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vackla | vacklas | ||
| Supine | vacklat | vacklats | ||
| Imperative | vackla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vacklen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vacklar | vacklade | vacklas | vacklades |
| Ind. plural1 | vackla | vacklade | vacklas | vacklades |
| Subjunctive2 | vackle | vacklade | vackles | vacklades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vacklande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- vacklan
References
- vackla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vackla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vackla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)