mjölka

See also: mjólka

Swedish

Alternative forms

• molka (dialectal or obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse mjolka or Old Norse mjólka. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk mjølka.

Verb

mjölka (present mjölkar, preterite mjölkade, supine mjölkat, imperative mjölka)

1. to milk

   mjölka korna

   milk the cows

Conjugation

Conjugation of mjölka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	mjölka		mjölkas
supine	mjölkat		mjölkats
imperative	mjölka		—
imper. plural1	mjölken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	mjölkar	mjölkade	mjölkas	mjölkades
ind. plural1	mjölka	mjölkade	mjölkas	mjölkades
subjunctive2	mjölke	mjölkade	mjölkes	mjölkades
present participle		mjölkande
past participle		mjölkad

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

Related terms

• mjölk
• mjölkning

References

• mjölka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mjölka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mjölka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)