kölhala

Swedish

Etymology

köl (“keel”) +‎ hala (“haul”)

Verb

kölhala (present kölhalar, preterite kölhalade, supine kölhalat, imperative kölhala)

1. (nautical, of a vessel) to careen (tilt to one side to expose the bottom for repairs or the like)
2. (nautical) to keelhaul

Conjugation

Conjugation of kölhala (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kölhala		kölhalas
Supine	kölhalat		kölhalats
Imperative	kölhala		—
Imper. plural1	kölhalen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kölhalar	kölhalade	kölhalas	kölhalades
Ind. plural1	kölhala	kölhalade	kölhalas	kölhalades
Subjunctive2	kölhale	kölhalade	kölhales	kölhalades
	Participles
Present participle	kölhalande
Past participle	kölhalad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• kölhalning

References

• kölhala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kölhala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kölhala in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)