klå
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kla"
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish klā, from Old Norse klá, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną. Doublet of klia, klösa, klo, and klåda.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editklå (present klår, preterite klådde, supine klått, imperative klå)
- (sometimes with upp) to beat (give a beating to)
- Det är bara ett jobb. Gräset växer, fåglarna flyger, vågorna slår mot stranden och jag klår upp folk. (Mohammad Ali)
- It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
- (sometimes with upp, figuratively) to beat (defeat, outdo)
- Klå det om ni kan!
- Beat that if you can!
Conjugation
editConjugation of klå (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | klå | klås | ||
Supine | klått | klåtts | ||
Imperative | klå | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | klån | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | klår | klådde | klås | klåddes |
Ind. plural1 | klå | klådde | klås | klåddes |
Subjunctive2 | klå | klådde | klås | klåddes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | klående | |||
Past participle | klådd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
edit- klå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klå in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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