idissla

Swedish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /²iːdˌɪsla/

Verb

idissla (present idisslar, preterite idisslade, supine idisslat, imperative idissla)

1. to ruminate, chew cud
2. (figuratively) to extend excessively, to drag out the treatment of something

Conjugation

Conjugation of idissla (weak)

	active		passive
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
present participle		idisslande
past participle		idisslad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• idisslare (“a ruminant”)

References

• “idissla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “idissla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)