myllra

Swedish

Etymology

Disputed. Likely from the same root as mygga and myra.

Verb

myllra (present myllrar, preterite myllrade, supine myllrat, imperative myllra)

  1. to occur as or be filled with a large, disordered (moving) mass; to swarm, to teem, (by implication or when used figuratively) to abound
    Skogen myllrar av myror
    The forest is teeming with ants
    Det myllrar av myror i skogen
    The forest is teeming with ants (also impersonal)
    en myllrande gata
    a bustling street

Usage notes

  • See the usage notes for myller.
  • Close synonym of vimla, which is often of larger, less flimsy things, including people (though myllra can also be, with a looser/"swarmier" feel).

Conjugation

Conjugation of myllra (weak)
active passive
infinitive myllra myllras
supine myllrat myllrats
imperative myllra —
imper. plural1 myllren —
present past present past
indicative myllrar myllrade myllras myllrades
ind. plural1 myllra myllrade myllras myllrades
subjunctive2 myllre myllrade myllres myllrades
present participle myllrande
past participle —

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

See also

References

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