vingla
Swedish
Etymology
Likely related to the origin of svinga or to the root of vång (and words like vinka, vinkel, vanka).
Verb
vingla (present vinglar, preterite vinglade, supine vinglat, imperative vingla)
- wobble, stagger, teeter
- (figuratively) waver, vacillate
Conjugation
Conjugation of vingla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vingla | vinglas | ||
| Supine | vinglat | vinglats | ||
| Imperative | vingla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vinglen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vinglar | vinglade | vinglas | vinglades |
| Ind. plural1 | vingla | vinglade | vinglas | vinglades |
| Subjunctive2 | vingle | vinglade | vingles | vinglades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vinglande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- vingel
References
- vingla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vingla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vingla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vingla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)