krulla

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German krullen.

Noun

krulla f (genitive singular krullu, nominative plural krullur)

1. curl (in hair)

Declension

Declension of krulla (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krulla	krullan	krullur	krullurnar
accusative	krullu	krulluna	krullur	krullurnar
dative	krullu	krullunni	krullum	krullunum
genitive	krullu	krullunnar	krulla, krullna	krullanna, krullnanna

Derived terms

• krullaður
• krullhærður

Verb

krulla

1. to curl hair

Derived terms

• krullujárn (“curling iron”)

Etymology 2

Calque of English curling

Noun

krulla f (genitive singular krullu, no plural)

1. curling (sport)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “krulla” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Swedish

Verb

krulla (present krullar, preterite krullade, supine krullat, imperative krulla)

1. to curl (make curly), to curl up
2. (reflexive) to curl (become curly), to curl up

Conjugation

Conjugation of krulla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	krulla		krullas
Supine	krullat		krullats
Imperative	krulla		—
Imper. plural1	krullen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	krullar	krullade	krullas	krullades
Ind. plural1	krulla	krullade	krullas	krullades
Subjunctive2	krulle	krullade	krulles	krullades
	Participles
Present participle	krullande
Past participle	krullad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• krull
• krullig

References

• krulla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krulla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krulla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)