myllra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Disputed. Likely from the same root as mygga and myra.
Verb
[edit]myllra (present myllrar, preterite myllrade, supine myllrat, imperative myllra)
- to occur as or be filled with a large, disordered (moving) mass; to swarm, to teem, (by implication or when used figuratively) to abound
- Skogen myllrar av myror
- The forest is teeming with ants
- Det myllrar av myror i skogen
- The forest is teeming with ants (also impersonal)
- en myllrande gata
- a bustling street
Usage notes
[edit]- See the usage notes for myller.
- Close synonym of vimla, which is often of larger, less flimsy things, including people (though myllra can also be, with a looser/"swarmier" feel).
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | myllra | myllras | ||
| supine | myllrat | myllrats | ||
| imperative | myllra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | myllren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | myllrar | myllrade | myllras | myllrades |
| ind. plural1 | myllra | myllrade | myllras | myllrades |
| subjunctive2 | myllre | myllrade | myllres | myllrades |
| present participle | myllrande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- myllra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- myllra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- myllra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- myllra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)