åla
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"
Franco-Provençal
[edit]Noun
[edit]åla (plural åle) (Fribourgeois)
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]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")
- sprout (remove the sprouts from a potatoe)
- Hon ålar potatis.
- She is sprouting potatoes.
Usage notes
[edit]References say slither, but that might sound weird of a human. Mostly used to describe crawling close to the ground.
Conjugation
[edit]active | passive | |||
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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 |
present participle | ålande | |||
past participle | ålad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.