idissla
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish edizla, idhisla. The first part of the word is derived from the Old Swedish particle ið- denoting a repeated action also found in eda and idra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *idi, and cognate to English ed- (cf. eddish). The second part of the word is a derivation of the equivalent of äta (< Proto-Germanic *etaną) and the Proto-Germanic repetitive suffix *-lōną, with a subsequent development -tl- > -ssl, also found in nässla and vassle.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
idissla (present idisslar, preterite idisslade, supine idisslat, imperative idissla)
- to ruminate, chew cud
- (figuratively) to extend excessively, to drag out the treatment of something
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of idissla (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | idissla | idisslas | ||
Supine | idisslat | idisslats | ||
Imperative | idissla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | idisslen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | idisslar | idisslade | idisslas | idisslades |
Ind. plural1 | idissla | idisslade | idisslas | idisslades |
Subjunctive2 | idissle | idisslade | idissles | idisslades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | idisslande | |||
Past participle | idisslad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also[edit]
- idisslare (“a ruminant”)