stegla

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish stäghla, related to Icelandic stagl (“stake”). Doublet of stag.

Verb

stegla (present steglar, preterite steglade, supine steglat, imperative stegla)

1. to gibbet

Conjugation

Conjugation of stegla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	stegla		steglas
Supine	steglat		steglats
Imperative	stegla		—
Imper. plural1	steglen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	steglar	steglade	steglas	steglades
Ind. plural1	stegla	steglade	steglas	steglades
Subjunctive2	stegle	steglade	stegles	steglades
	Participles
Present participle	steglande
Past participle	steglad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• stegel

See also

• rådbråka

Further reading

• stegla in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• glaset, lagets, legats, seglat, slaget