solka
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse *sulka, *sylka, from Proto-Germanic *sulukōną, *sulikōną. Cognate with dialectal Danish sulke, solke, sylke, sølke (“to sully”), Norwegian Nynorsk sulka (“to sully”), German sulchen, sülchen (“to sully, wallow around in mud or filth”).
Verb
[edit]solka (present solkar, preterite solkade, supine solkat, imperative solka)
- (often with ner (“down”)) to soil, to stain (soil with diffuse stains)
- (often with ner (“down”), figuratively) to tarnish, to soil (a reputation or the like)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of solka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | solka | solkas | ||
| Supine | solkat | solkats | ||
| Imperative | solka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | solken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | solkar | solkade | solkas | solkades |
| Ind. plural1 | solka | solkade | solkas | solkades |
| Subjunctive2 | solke | solkade | solkes | solkades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | solkande | |||
| Past participle | solkad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||