nagelfara
Swedish
Etymology
nagel + fara. Compare German Nagelprobe (“acid test”, literally “nail test”).
Verb
nagelfara (present nagelfar, preterite nagelfor, supine nagelfarit, imperative nagelfar)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nagelfara | nagelfaras | ||
| supine | nagelfarit | nagelfarits | ||
| imperative | nagelfar | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | nagelfaren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | nagelfar | nagelfor | nagelfars, nagelfares | nagelfors |
| ind. plural1 | nagelfara | nagelforo | nagelfaras | nagelforos |
| subjunctive2 | nagelfare | nagelfore | nagelfares | nagelfores |
| present participle | nagelfarande | |||
| past participle | nagelfaren | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
- nagelfara in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- nagelfara in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- nagelfara in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- nagelfara in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- Folketymologier, Faktoider