veckla

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from wickel, likely variant of wickelīn, from Old High German wichili, from wicha (“wick”). Cognate of Danish vikle.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

veckla (present vecklar, preterite vecklade, supine vecklat, imperative veckla)

1. (usually with a particle) to fold

   veckla upp en karta

   unfold a map

   veckla ihop en karta

   fold a map

   Fallskärmen vecklade ut sig

   The parachute opened (unfolded itself)

Usage notes

Bit more loose- and unwieldy-sounding compared to vika. "Crease"/"uncrease" might provide intuition.

Conjugation

Conjugation of veckla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	veckla		vecklas
Supine	vecklat		vecklats
Imperative	veckla		—
Imper. plural1	vecklen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	vecklar	vecklade	vecklas	vecklades
Ind. plural1	veckla	vecklade	vecklas	vecklades
Subjunctive2	veckle	vecklade	veckles	vecklades
	Participles
Present participle	vecklande
Past participle	vecklad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• veckla in (“wrap up (in something loose)”)
• veckla ihop
• veckla upp
• veckla ut
• veckla ut sig

See also

• fälla
• veck (“crease”)

References

• veckla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• veckla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• veckla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• veckla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)