solka
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse *sulka, *sylka, from Proto-Germanic *sulukōną, *sulikōną. Cognate with dialectal Danish sulke, solke, sylke, sølke (“to sully”), Norwegian Nynorsk sulka (“to sully”), German sulchen, sülchen (“to sully, wallow around in mud or filth”).
Verb edit
solka (present solkar, preterite solkade, supine solkat, imperative solka)
- (often with ner (“down”)) to soil, to stain (soil with diffuse stains)
- (often with ner (“down”), figuratively) to tarnish, to soil (a reputation or the like)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of solka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | solka | solkas | ||
| Supine | solkat | solkats | ||
| Imperative | solka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | solken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | solkar | solkade | solkas | solkades |
| Ind. plural1 | solka | solkade | solkas | solkades |
| Subjunctive2 | solke | solkade | solkes | solkades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | solkande | |||
| Past participle | solkad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||