sprattla

Swedish

Verb

sprattla (present sprattlar, preterite sprattlade, supine sprattlat, imperative sprattla)

  1. to move limbs or other body parts about chaotically
    Han sprattlade med armarna
    He flapped his arms around

Usage notes

Think an insect on its back or a floundering fish out of water.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sprattla (weak)
active passive
infinitive sprattla sprattlas
supine sprattlat sprattlats
imperative sprattla —
imper. plural1 sprattlen —
present past present past
indicative sprattlar sprattlade sprattlas sprattlades
ind. plural1 sprattla sprattlade sprattlas sprattlades
subjunctive2 sprattle sprattlade sprattles sprattlades
present participle sprattlande
past participle —

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

References

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