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]Conjugation of sorla (weak)
| 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| 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)