glödga
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish glödhgha, from glödhogher (adjective).
Verb
glödga (present glödgar, preterite glödgade, supine glödgat, imperative glödga)
- to heat up (metal) to a temperature where it glows, to make red-hot
- (metallurgy) to anneal
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | glödga | glödgas | ||
| supine | glödgat | glödgats | ||
| imperative | glödga | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | glödgen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | glödgar | glödgade | glödgas | glödgades |
| ind. plural1 | glödga | glödgade | glödgas | glödgades |
| subjunctive2 | glödge | glödgade | glödges | glödgades |
| present participle | glödgande | |||
| past participle | glödgad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
See also
- härda (“temper”)
Further reading
- glödga in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- glöd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)