skimra
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German schimmern.
Verb
editskimra (present skimrar, preterite skimrade, supine skimrat, imperative skimra)
- to shimmer (shine faintly with a tremulous or intermittent light)
Conjugation
editConjugation of skimra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skimra | skimras | ||
| Supine | skimrat | skimrats | ||
| Imperative | skimra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skimren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skimrar | skimrade | skimras | skimrades |
| Ind. plural1 | skimra | skimrade | skimras | skimrades |
| Subjunctive2 | skimre | skimrade | skimres | skimrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skimrande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
edit- skimmer (“shimmer”)
References
edit- skimra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skimra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skimra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)