vingla

Swedish

Etymology

Likely related to the origin of svinga or to the root of vång (and words like vinka, vinkel, vanka).

Verb

vingla (present vinglar, preterite vinglade, supine vinglat, imperative vingla)

1. wobble, stagger, teeter
2. (figurative) waver, vacillate

Conjugation

Conjugation of vingla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	vingla		vinglas
Supine	vinglat		vinglats
Imperative	vingla		—
Imper. plural1	vinglen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	vinglar	vinglade	vinglas	vinglades
Ind. plural1	vingla	vinglade	vinglas	vinglades
Subjunctive2	vingle	vinglade	vingles	vinglades
	Participles
Present participle	vinglande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• vingel
• vinglig

References

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