skvalpa
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Swedish sqvalpa, equivalent to skvalp + -a.
Verb[edit]
skvalpa (present skvalpar, preterite skvalpade, supine skvalpat, imperative skvalpa)
- to make the soft sounds of undulating water; to ripple, to lap
- 1891, “Det var dans bort i vägen [There was a dance down the road]”, Gustaf Fröding (lyrics), Helfrid Lambert (music), performed by Sven-Ingvars:
- Över bygden låg tindrande stjärnfager natten. Det låg glimtande sken över skvalpande vatten, i den lövskogsbekransade sjön. Det kom doft ifrån klövern på blommande vallar, och från kådiga kottar på granar och tallar, som beskuggade kullarnas krön.
- Over the area [populated countryside area / district] lay twinkling, star-fair the night. There lay glimmering shine over lapping water, in the [deciduous] forest-enwreathed lake. There came scent from the clover on flowering fields, and from resinous cones on spruces and pines, that shadowed the crests of the hills.
Usage notes[edit]
Sometimes with more emphasis on the motion.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of skvalpa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skvalpa | skvalpas | ||
| Supine | skvalpat | skvalpats | ||
| Imperative | skvalpa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skvalpen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skvalpar | skvalpade | skvalpas | skvalpades |
| Ind. plural1 | skvalpa | skvalpade | skvalpas | skvalpades |
| Subjunctive2 | skvalpe | skvalpade | skvalpes | skvalpades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skvalpande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms[edit]
- skvalpa ut (“spill”)
- skvalpa över (“slosh over”)