samla

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

samla

  1. inflection of samle:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

samla (present tense samlar, past tense samla, past participle samla, passive infinitive samlast, present participle samlande, imperative samla/saml)

  1. Alternative form of samle

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish sambla, from Old Norse samna, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

samla (present samlar, preterite samlade, supine samlat, imperative samla)

  1. to collect, to gather, to organize
    • 1917, the Bible, Första Mosebok [Genesis], 1:9:
      Och Gud sade: "Samle sig det vatten som är under himmelen till en särskild plats, så att det torra bliver synligt." Och det skedde så.
      And God said, "Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.
  2. (reflexive) to pull oneself together

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