grubbla

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German gruveln and German grübeln. Doublet of gräva.

Pronunciation

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Verb

grubbla (present grubblar, preterite grubblade, supine grubblat, imperative grubbla)

  1. to ponder
  2. to brood, to ruminate
    Sluta grubbla!Stop brooding!

Conjugation

Conjugation of grubbla (weak)
active passive
infinitive grubbla
supine grubblat
imperative grubbla
imper. plural1 grubblen
present past present past
indicative grubblar grubblade
ind. plural1 grubbla grubblade
subjunctive2 grubble grubblade
present participle grubblande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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