skymma

Swedish

Equivalent to skum +‎ -a.

skymma (present skymmer, preterite skymde, supine skymt, imperative skym)

to obscure (from view), to blot out
Träden skymmer sjön
The trees obscure the lake (the lake can't be (completely) seen because the trees are in the way)

Månen skymmer solen under en solförmörkelse
The moon obscures the sun during a solar eclipse
to be getting dark (during dusk)
Det började skymma ute
It was beginning to get dark outside

Conjugation of skymma (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skymma		skymmas
Supine	skymt		skymts
Imperative	skym		—
Imper. plural¹	skymmen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skymmer	skymde	skyms, skymmes	skymdes
Ind. plural¹	skymma	skymde	skymmas	skymdes
Subjunctive²	skymme	skymde	skymmes	skymdes
	Participles
Present participle	skymmande
Past participle	skymd
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.