skingra

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skingra, further origin disputed.

Verb

skingra (present skingrar, preterite skingrade, supine skingrat, imperative skingra)

1. to disperse, to scatter (cause to spread out (and disappear))

   skingra en folksamling

   disperse a crowd

2. (passive voice or reflexive) to disperse, to scatter (spread out (and disappear))

   Demonstranterna skingrades / skingrade sig

   The protesters dispersed (themselves – "Demonstranterna skingrade" instead means they were dispersing something else)

   1. to part (of clouds or the like – "part the sea" would be "dela havet" instead)

      Molnen skingrades / skingrade sig

      The clouds parted [dispersed]

3. (figuratively) to dispel, to dissipate, etc.

   Hon skingrade mina tvivel

   She dispelled by doubts

Conjugation

Conjugation of skingra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skingra		skingras
supine	skingrat		skingrats
imperative	skingra		—
imper. plural1	skingren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skingrar	skingrade	skingras	skingrades
ind. plural1	skingra	skingrade	skingras	skingrades
subjunctive2	skingre	skingrade	skingres	skingrades
present participle		skingrande
past participle		skingrad

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

Hyponyms

• förskingra

Derived terms

• skingras för vinden (“scatter to the wind”)
• skingras som agnar för vinden (“scatter to the wind, scatter to the four winds”)

References

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