rassla

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German rasseln, onomatopoeic.

Verb

rassla (present rasslar, preterite rasslade, supine rasslat, imperative rassla)

1. to rustle (usually of or like something metallic), (sometimes, through being more idiomatic) to rattle

   rasslande kedjor

   rustling/rattling chains

Usage notes

Think chains being dragged along a floor, with a softer and more continuous sound compared to rattle (which might get picked as a translation due to being more common for chains).

Conjugation

Conjugation of rassla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	rassla		rasslas
Supine	rasslat		rasslats
Imperative	rassla		—
Imper. plural1	rasslen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	rasslar	rasslade	rasslas	rasslades
Ind. plural1	rassla	rasslade	rasslas	rasslades
Subjunctive2	rassle	rasslade	rassles	rasslades
	Participles
Present participle	rasslande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• rassel

See also

• prassla (“rustle (of or like dry leaves or paper set in motion)”)
• skramla

References

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