sorla

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • sölla, surla (dialectal)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

sorla (present sorlar, preterite sorlade, supine sorlat, imperative sorla)

  1. to murmur
    • Levertin, 1905:
      medan lidelserna sorla rundt omkring önskar man i vetenskapens värld en stillare och klarare atmosfär
      with lively murmur around man wishes the science world to have a quieter and calmer atmosphere
  2. to purl
  3. to buzz

Conjugation

Conjugation of sorla (weak)
active passive
infinitive sorla sorlas
supine sorlat sorlats
imperative sorla —
imper. plural1 sorlen —
present past present past
indicative sorlar sorlade sorlas sorlades
ind. plural1 sorla sorlade sorlas sorlades
subjunctive2 sorle sorlade sorles sorlades
present participle sorlande
past participle —

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

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