hyckla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German hüchelen, further origin disputed. Cognate of Danish hykle, and most likely with German heucheln and Dutch huichelen.
Verb
[edit]hyckla (present hycklar, preterite hycklade, supine hycklat, imperative hyckla)
- to be hypocritical
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hyckla | hycklas | ||
| supine | hycklat | hycklats | ||
| imperative | hyckla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | hycklen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | hycklar | hycklade | hycklas | hycklades |
| ind. plural1 | hyckla | hycklade | hycklas | hycklades |
| subjunctive2 | hyckle | hycklade | hyckles | hycklades |
| present participle | hycklande | |||
| past participle | hycklad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “hyckla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “hyckla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “hyckla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- hyckla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)