slingra

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German slingeren, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną.

Verb

slingra (present slingrar, preterite slingrade, supine slingrat, imperative slingra)

1. snake, slither, wind (move in a winding manner)
2. wind, twist, bend (turn coils around something)
3. (reflexive) wriggle, squirm

   försök inte slingra dig ur det här!

   don't you try to to wriggle out of this!

Conjugation

Conjugation of slingra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	slingra		slingras
Supine	slingrat		slingrats
Imperative	slingra		—
Imper. plural1	slingren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	slingrar	slingrade	slingras	slingrades
Ind. plural1	slingra	slingrade	slingras	slingrades
Subjunctive2	slingre	slingrade	slingres	slingrades
	Participles
Present participle	slingrande
Past participle	slingrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• omslingra
• slingrig

Related terms

• slinga
• slunga

See also

• ringla

References

• slingra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slingra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slingra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• slingra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)