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snylta

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Norwegian Bokmål

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snylta

  1. simple past and past participle of snylte

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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snylta (present tense snyltar, past tense snylta, past participle snylta, passive infinitive snyltast, present participle snyltande, imperative snylta/snylt)

  1. Alternative form of snylte

Swedish

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Etymology

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Cognate to Danish snylte and Norwegian snylte, related to Swedish snusa (to snuff) and dialectal Swedish snolla (to sniffle).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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snylta (present snyltar, preterite snyltade, supine snyltat, imperative snylta)

  1. to live off other people’s work; to mooch, to sponge

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Usually used with the preposition .

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