ragla
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From dialectal raga with the same meaning, from German regen.
Verb
ragla (present raglar, preterite raglade, supine raglat, imperative ragla)
- to stagger (to walk in awkward, drunken fashion)
Usage notes
Normally used together with a particle indicating direction, such as in, omkring, or ut.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ragla | raglas | ||
| supine | raglat | raglats | ||
| imperative | ragla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | raglen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | raglar | raglade | raglas | raglades |
| ind. plural1 | ragla | raglade | raglas | raglades |
| subjunctive2 | ragle | raglade | ragles | raglades |
| present participle | raglande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
References
- ragla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ragla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ragla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ragla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)