åla
Swedish
Etymology
ål (“eel”) + -a
Verb
åla (present ålar, preterite ålade, supine ålat, imperative åla)
- to crawl, to worm, to eel
- Vi ålade under stängslet
- We crawled under the fence ("eeled under the fence")
Usage notes
References say slither, but that might sound weird of a human. Mostly used to describe crawling close to the ground.
Conjugation
Conjugation of åla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | åla | ålas | ||
| Supine | ålat | ålats | ||
| Imperative | åla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | ålen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ålar | ålade | ålas | ålades |
| Ind. plural1 | åla | ålade | ålas | ålades |
| Subjunctive2 | åle | ålade | åles | ålades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | ålande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- kravla
- kräla
- slingra (“slither”)
References
- åla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- åla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- åla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)