vackla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German wackeln. Doublet of vagga.
Verb
[edit]vackla (present vacklar, preterite vacklade, supine vacklat, imperative vackla)
- to waver, to falter, to stagger (move unsteadily, as if risking a fall)
- Smällen fick honom att vackla bakåt
- The blow caused him to stagger backwards
- (figuratively) to waver; to falter
- vackla i tron
- waver in one's faith
- Hon vacklade fram och tillbaka i frågan
- She wavered back and forth on the issue
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vackla | vacklas | ||
| supine | vacklat | vacklats | ||
| imperative | vackla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | vacklen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | vacklar | vacklade | vacklas | vacklades |
| ind. plural1 | vackla | vacklade | vacklas | vacklades |
| subjunctive2 | vackle | vacklade | vackles | vacklades |
| present participle | vacklande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.