mortla

Swedish

Etymology

mortel (“mortar”) +‎ -a

Verb

mortla (present mortlar, preterite mortlade, supine mortlat, imperative mortla)

1. to crush in a mortar, to mortar

   mortlade enbär

   crushed / mortared juniper berries

Conjugation

Conjugation of mortla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	mortla		mortlas
Supine	mortlat		mortlats
Imperative	mortla		—
Imper. plural1	mortlen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	mortlar	mortlade	mortlas	mortlades
Ind. plural1	mortla	mortlade	mortlas	mortlades
Subjunctive2	mortle	mortlade	mortles	mortlades
	Participles
Present participle	mortlande
Past participle	mortlad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• mortelstöt (“pestle”)

References

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