snöra

See also: snora, snòra, and snøra

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish snöra, from snöre (“a string”) +‎ -a (“verb ending”). Cognate with Danish snøre.

Verb

snöra (present snör or snörar, preterite snörde or snörade, supine snört or snörat, imperative snör or snöra)

1. to lace, to tie

   Han snörde kängorna

   He laced his boots

   att snöra på sig skorna

   to put on and lace up one's shoes

   att snöra upp

   to unlace/untie

   Därpå snörade de upp sina ränslar, framtogo instrumenter och bandager samt skredo till verket.

   Then they opened up their backpacks, took out instruments and bandages and started their work.

2. (figuratively) to squeeze, to tie up (as if with laces)

   [archaic language] Af ångest, Thova, mitt hjärta snöres samman.

   Of anguish, Thova, my heart is squeezed together.

   Stilens ledighet och elegans förråder, att den aldrig snörts in i kanslispråkets formelsystem

   The ease and elegance of the style reveals, that it has never been ensnared in the system of bureaucratic formulations

Usage notes

• Tying one's shoes is more commonly expressed as knyta skorna. Snöra sounds a bit more heavy-duty, like English lace.
• SAOB also lists another verb, snöra 1 (to twist, to make a string, to throw, to eat, ...).

Conjugation

Conjugation of snöra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	snöra		snöras
Supine	snört		snörts
Imperative	snör		—
Imper. plural1	snören		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	snör	snörde	snörs, snöres	snördes
Ind. plural1	snöra	snörde	snöras	snördes
Subjunctive2	snöre	snörde	snöres	snördes
	Participles
Present participle	snörande
Past participle	snörd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of snöra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	snöra		snöras
Supine	snörat		snörats
Imperative	snöra		—
Imper. plural1	snören		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	snörar	snörade	snöras	snörades
Ind. plural1	snöra	snörade	snöras	snörades
Subjunctive2	snöre	snörade	snöres	snörades
	Participles
Present participle	snörande
Past participle	snörad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• snörkänga
• snörliv
• snörning
• snörsko

See also

• snärja
• snörpa

References

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

Anagrams

• rönas, snöar