plundra

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

plundra (present tense plundrar, past tense plundra, past participle plundra, passive infinitive plundrast, present participle plundrande, imperative plundra/plundr)

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of plyndre

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German plunderen. Probably from the noun Plunder (“stuff”). Possibly originally in the sense "to remove household utensils by coercion". Further origin beyond German is unclear.

Cognate of German plündern, English plunder, Dutch plunderen, Danish plyndre.

Verb

plundra (present plundrar, preterite plundrade, supine plundrat, imperative plundra)

1. to loot, pillage, plunder

Conjugation

Conjugation of plundra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	plundra		plundras
Supine	plundrat		plundrats
Imperative	plundra		—
Imper. plural1	plundren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	plundrar	plundrade	plundras	plundrades
Ind. plural1	plundra	plundrade	plundras	plundrades
Subjunctive2	plundre	plundrade	plundres	plundrades
	Participles
Present participle	plundrande
Past participle	plundrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• plundrare
• plundring
• utplundra

References

• plundra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• plundra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• plundra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• plundra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)