skvalpa
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish sqvalpa, equivalent to skvalp + -a.
Verb
editskvalpa (present skvalpar, preterite skvalpade, supine skvalpat, imperative skvalpa)
- to make the soft sounds of undulating water; to lap, to ripple
- 1891, “Det var dans bort i vägen [There was a dance down the road]”, Gustaf Fröding (lyrics), Helfrid Lambert (music)[1]performed by Sven-Ingvars:
- Över bygden låg tindrande stjärnfager natten. Det låg glimtande sken över skvalpande vatten, i den lövskogsbekransade sjön. Det kom doft ifrån klövern på blommande vallar, och från kådiga kottar på granar och tallar, som beskuggade kullarnas krön.
- Over the countryside [populated countryside area / district] lay twinkling, star-fair the night. There lay glimmering shine over lapping water, in the [deciduous] forest-enwreathed lake. There came scent from the clover on flowering fields, and from resinous cones on spruces and pines, that shadowed the crests of the hills.
Usage notes
editSometimes with more emphasis on the motion.
Conjugation
editConjugation of skvalpa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skvalpa | skvalpas | ||
| Supine | skvalpat | skvalpats | ||
| Imperative | skvalpa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skvalpen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skvalpar | skvalpade | skvalpas | skvalpades |
| Ind. plural1 | skvalpa | skvalpade | skvalpas | skvalpades |
| Subjunctive2 | skvalpe | skvalpade | skvalpes | skvalpades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skvalpande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
edit- skvalpa ut (“spill”)
- skvalpa över (“slosh over”)