hugsvala

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hughsvala, equivalent to hug (“mind”) +‎ svala (“to cool”). See more at håg and sval.

Verb

hugsvala (present hugsvalar, preterite hugsvalade, supine hugsvalat, imperative hugsvala)

1. (dated) to comfort, to console

   Synonym: (common) trösta

Conjugation

Conjugation of hugsvala (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	hugsvala		hugsvalas
Supine	hugsvalat		hugsvalats
Imperative	hugsvala		—
Imper. plural1	hugsvalen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	hugsvalar	hugsvalade	hugsvalas	hugsvalades
Ind. plural1	hugsvala	hugsvalade	hugsvalas	hugsvalades
Subjunctive2	hugsvale	hugsvalade	hugsvales	hugsvalades
	Participles
Present participle	hugsvalande
Past participle	hugsvalad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• hugsvalare
• hugsvalelse

 

References

• hugsvala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hugsvala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hugsvala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)