famla

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• famlet

Verb

famla

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

Swedish

Alternative forms

• fambla
• fabbla

Etymology

Unknown. Likely imitative.

Various variations exist, for example: fumla.

Verb

famla (present famlar, preterite famlade, supine famlat, imperative famla)

1. to grope, to fumble (feel around with broad movements, especially when unable to see)

   Han famlade efter ficklampan i mörkret

   He groped for the flaslight in the dark

Conjugation

Conjugation of famla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	famla		famlas
Supine	famlat		famlats
Imperative	famla		—
Imper. plural1	famlen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	famlar	famlade	famlas	famlades
Ind. plural1	famla	famlade	famlas	famlades
Subjunctive2	famle	famlade	famles	famlades
	Participles
Present participle	famlande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• i blindo
• treva (“fumble”)

References

• famla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• famla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• famla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• famla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)