varsla

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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varsla f (genitive singular vörslu, no plural)

  1. care, custody

Declension

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Declension of varsla (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative varsla varslan
accusative vörslu vörsluna
dative vörslu vörslunni
genitive vörslu vörslunnar

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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varsla n

  1. definite plural of varsel

Verb

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varsla

  1. inflection of varsle:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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varsla n

  1. definite plural of varsel

Swedish

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Verb

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varsla (present varslar, preterite varslade, supine varslat, imperative varsla)

  1. to forebode, to harbinger
    …nu varsla åtskilliga tecken att hennes saga snart är all…[1] (this example uses an old plural form of the verb)
    …now numerous signs forebode that her story will soon come to an end…
  2. to give notice about a coming, potential layoff
    Drygt 1 000 lärare i landet har varslats om uppsägning. Av de redan varslade har drygt 300 hunnit sägas upp.[2]
    Just over 1,000 teachers in the country have been given notice about being laid off. Of the ones given notice, a bit over 300 have already been laid off.
  3. to give notice about a coming, potential strike
    Handels varslar i länet – Totalt varslas i Umeå ett 90-tal handelsmedlemmar. Det innebär total arbetsnedläggelse vid partilagret Martin & Servera samt Rusta.[3]
    Handels gives prior notice of strike in the county – In total some 90 members of the Swedish Commercial Employees’ Union are given notice about an upcoming strike. This means complete stoppage of work at the wholesales business Martin & Servera and at Rusta.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of varsla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive varsla varslas
Supine varslat varslats
Imperative varsla —
Imper. plural1 varslen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative varslar varslade varslas varslades
Ind. plural1 varsla varslade varslas varslades
Subjunctive2 varsle varslade varsles varslades
Participles
Present participle varslande
Past participle varslad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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References

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  1. ^ Taken from “Det gamla Göteborg – Lokalhistoriska skildringar, personalia och kulturdrag” by C. R. A. Fredberg, accessed online on 2013-04-23, 15:58
  2. ^ Taken from “Lärarvarsel i var tredje kommun”, SvD.se, accessed on 2013-04-23, 15:32
  3. ^ Taken from “Handels varslar i länet”, VK.se, accessed on 2013-04-23, 15:47

Anagrams

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