sorla
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]sorla (present sorlar, preterite sorlade, supine sorlat, imperative sorla)
- to murmur
- Levertin, 1905 :
- medan lidelserna sorla rundt omkring önskar man i vetenskapens värld en stillare och klarare atmosfär
- with lively murmur around man wishes the science world to have a quieter and calmer atmosphere
- medan lidelserna sorla rundt omkring önskar man i vetenskapens värld en stillare och klarare atmosfär
- to purl
- to buzz
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sorla | sorlas | ||
| supine | sorlat | sorlats | ||
| imperative | sorla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sorlen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | sorlar | sorlade | sorlas | sorlades |
| ind. plural1 | sorla | sorlade | sorlas | sorlades |
| subjunctive2 | sorle | sorlade | sorles | sorlades |
| present participle | sorlande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- sorla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sorla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sorla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sorla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)