spöka

spöke (“ghost”) +‎ -a. Sense 4 is a calque of English ghost (verb).

spöka (present spökar, preterite spökade, supine spökat, imperative spöka)

1. (intransitive, of ghosts) to haunt

   Vissa tror att den döda kungen fortfarande spökar i korridorerna i sitt gamla slott.

   Some believe that the dead king still haunts the halls of his old castle.

2. (impersonal) to be haunted

   Jag tror att det spökar härinne.

   I think this place is haunted.

   (literally, “I think it's haunted in here.”)

3. (figurative, intransitive) to haunt; to cause recurring unease or discomfort

   Min son kan inte sova om nätterna. Kan det vara de kommande proven som spökar?

   My son can't sleep at night. Could the upcoming tests be haunting him?

4. (transitive) to ghost (to leave a romantic or sexual relationship with no prior announcement)

• spöka ut (“dress outrageously”)

• spökeri

• spöka in Svensk ordbok.