snöra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish snöra, from snöre (“a string”) + -a (“verb ending”). Cognate with Danish snøre.
Verb
[edit]snöra (present snör or snörar, preterite snörde or snörade, supine snört or snörat, imperative snör or snöra)
- to lace, to tie
- Han snörde kängorna
- He laced his boots
- att snöra på sig skorna
- to put on and lace up one's shoes
- att snöra upp
- to unlace/untie
- Därpå snörade de upp sina ränslar, framtogo instrumenter och bandager samt skredo till verket.
- Then they opened up their backpacks, took out instruments and bandages and started their work.
- (figuratively) to squeeze, to tie up (as if with laces)
- [archaic language] Af ångest, Thova, mitt hjärta snöres samman.
- Of anguish, Thova, my heart is squeezed together.
- Stilens ledighet och elegans förråder, att den aldrig snörts in i kanslispråkets formelsystem
- The ease and elegance of the style reveals, that it has never been ensnared in the system of bureaucratic formulations
Usage notes
[edit]- Tying one's shoes is more commonly expressed as knyta skorna. Snöra sounds a bit more heavy-duty, like English lace.
- SAOB also lists another verb, snöra 1 (to twist, to make a string, to throw, to eat, ...).
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of snöra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | snöra | snöras | ||
| Supine | snört | snörts | ||
| Imperative | snör | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | snören | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | snör | snörde | snörs, snöres | snördes |
| Ind. plural1 | snöra | snörde | snöras | snördes |
| Subjunctive2 | snöre | snörde | snöres | snördes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | snörande | |||
| Past participle | snörd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of snöra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | snöra | snöras | ||
| Supine | snörat | snörats | ||
| Imperative | snöra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | snören | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | snörar | snörade | snöras | snörades |
| Ind. plural1 | snöra | snörade | snöras | snörades |
| Subjunctive2 | snöre | snörade | snöres | snörades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | snörande | |||
| Past participle | snörad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- snöra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snöra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snöra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)