ragla
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From dialectal raga with the same meaning, from German regen.
Verb edit
ragla (present raglar, preterite raglade, supine raglat, imperative ragla)
- to stagger (to walk in awkward, drunken fashion)
Usage notes edit
Normally used together with a particle indicating direction, such as in, omkring, or ut.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ragla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ragla | raglas | ||
| Supine | raglat | raglats | ||
| Imperative | ragla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | raglen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | raglar | raglade | raglas | raglades |
| Ind. plural1 | ragla | raglade | raglas | raglades |
| Subjunctive2 | ragle | raglade | ragles | raglades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | raglande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ragla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ragla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ragla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ragla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)