mortla

Swedish

Etymology

mortel (“mortar”) +‎ -a

Verb

mortla (present mortlar, preterite mortlade, supine mortlat, imperative mortla)

1. to crush in a mortar, to mortar

   mortlade enbär

   crushed / mortared juniper berries

Conjugation

Conjugation of mortla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	mortla		mortlas
supine	mortlat		mortlats
imperative	mortla		—
imper. plural1	mortlen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	mortlar	mortlade	mortlas	mortlades
ind. plural1	mortla	mortlade	mortlas	mortlades
subjunctive2	mortle	mortlade	mortles	mortlades
present participle		mortlande
past participle		mortlad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• mortelstöt (“pestle”)

References

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