skimra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German schimmern.
Verb
[edit]skimra (present skimrar, preterite skimrade, supine skimrat, imperative skimra)
- to shimmer (shine faintly with a tremulous or intermittent light)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | skimra | skimras | ||
| supine | skimrat | skimrats | ||
| imperative | skimra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | skimren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | skimrar | skimrade | skimras | skimrades |
| ind. plural1 | skimra | skimrade | skimras | skimrades |
| subjunctive2 | skimre | skimrade | skimres | skimrades |
| present participle | skimrande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]- skimmer (“shimmer”)
References
[edit]- skimra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skimra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skimra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)