hundfila

Swedish

Etymology

From dialectal Swedish hundfyla, which belongs to the verb fyla (“to talk in an offensive way”), which is derived from Swedish ful. Compare dialectal hundful (“rude”).

Verb

hundfila (present hundfilar, preterite hundfilade, supine hundfilat, imperative hundfila)

1. To scold, to chide.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hundfila (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	hundfila		hundfilas
Supine	hundfilat		hundfilats
Imperative	hundfila		—
Imper. plural1	hundfilen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	hundfilar	hundfilade	hundfilas	hundfilades
Ind. plural1	hundfila	hundfilade	hundfilas	hundfilades
Subjunctive2	hundfile	hundfilade	hundfiles	hundfilades
	Participles
Present participle	hundfilande
Past participle	hundfilad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• hundfilad (“ragged; worn”, adjective)