vimla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German wimmeln. Cognate of Dutch wemelen.
Verb
[edit]vimla (present vimlar, preterite vimlade, supine vimlat, imperative vimla)
Usage notes
[edit]Close synonym of myllra. Often of larger, less flimsy things, including people.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vimla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vimla | vimlas | ||
| Supine | vimlat | vimlats | ||
| Imperative | vimla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vimlen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vimlar | vimlade | vimlas | vimlades |
| Ind. plural1 | vimla | vimlade | vimlas | vimlades |
| Subjunctive2 | vimle | vimlade | vimles | vimlades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vimlande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- vimla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vimla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vimla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vimla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)