sprattla
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]sprattla (present sprattlar, preterite sprattlade, supine sprattlat, imperative sprattla)
- to move limbs or other body parts about chaotically
- Han sprattlade med armarna
- He flapped his arms around
Usage notes
[edit]Think an insect on its back or a floundering fish out of water.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sprattla | sprattlas | ||
| supine | sprattlat | sprattlats | ||
| imperative | sprattla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sprattlen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | sprattlar | sprattlade | sprattlas | sprattlades |
| ind. plural1 | sprattla | sprattlade | sprattlas | sprattlades |
| subjunctive2 | sprattle | sprattlade | sprattles | sprattlades |
| present participle | sprattlande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “sprattla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “sprattla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- sprattla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)