varsla

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…
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.
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 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.

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

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