skingra
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish skingra, further origin disputed.
Verb
skingra (present skingrar, preterite skingrade, supine skingrat, imperative skingra)
- to disperse, to scatter (cause to spread out (and disappear))
- skingra en folksamling
- disperse a crowd
- (passive voice or reflexive) to disperse, to scatter (spread out (and disappear))
- Demonstranterna skingrades / skingrade sig
- The protesters dispersed (themselves – "Demonstranterna skingrade" instead means they were dispersing something else)
- (figuratively) to dispel, to dissipate, etc.
- Hon skingrade mina tvivel
- She dispelled by doubts
Conjugation
Conjugation of skingra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skingra | skingras | ||
| Supine | skingrat | skingrats | ||
| Imperative | skingra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skingren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skingrar | skingrade | skingras | skingrades |
| Ind. plural1 | skingra | skingrade | skingras | skingrades |
| Subjunctive2 | skingre | skingrade | skingres | skingrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skingrande | |||
| Past participle | skingrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- skingras för vinden (“scatter to the wind”)
- skingras som agnar för vinden (“scatter to the wind, scatter to the four winds”)
References
- skingra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skingras in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skingra sig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skingra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skingra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skingra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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