gnälla
Swedish
Etymology
Unknown. Arguably onomatopoeic. Arguably related to Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną (“to rub”). Compare Danish gnælde, Icelandic gnella (“to scream”), Norwegian gneldra, Old Norse gnǫllra (“to howl, to bark”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of gnälla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gnälla | — | ||
| Supine | gnällt | — | ||
| Imperative | gnäll | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gnällen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gnäller | gnällde | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | gnälla | gnällde | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | gnälle | gnällde | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gnällande | |||
| Past participle | gnälld | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
References
- gnälla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gnälla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gnälla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gnälla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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