fladdra

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Swedish

Etymology

Related to English flounder (“to flap around”), related to several other Germanic words beginning with fl.

Verb

fladdra (present fladdrar, preterite fladdrade, supine fladdrat, imperative fladdra)

to flutter (like a flag in the wind or a butterfly), to move here and there, to be unsteady

Conjugation

Conjugation of *fladdra* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	fladdra		—
supine	fladdrat		—
imperative	fladdra		—
imper. plural¹	fladdren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	fladdrar	fladdrade	—	—
ind. plural¹	fladdra	fladdrade	—	—
subjunctive²	fladdre	fladdrade	—	—

present participle		fladdrande
past participle		—

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

Related terms

fladder

See also

flaxa

References

Walter W Skeat (1910) An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, new (4th) revised and enlarged edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: At the Clarendon Press, published 1963, →OCLC, page 213.

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