idissla

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish edizla, idhisla. The first part of the word is derived from the Old Swedish particle ið- denoting a repeated action also found in eda and idra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *idi, and cognate to English ed- (cf. eddish). The second part of the word is a derivation of the equivalent of äta (< Proto-Germanic *etaną) and the Proto-Germanic repetitive suffix *-lōną, with a subsequent development -tl- > -ssl, also found in nässla and vassle.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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idissla (present idisslar, preterite idisslade, supine idisslat, imperative idissla)

  1. to ruminate, chew cud
  2. (figuratively) to extend excessively, to drag out the treatment of something

Conjugation

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