gnälla

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Swedish

Etymology

Unknown. Arguably onomatopoeic. Arguably related to Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną (to rub). Compare Danish gnælde, Icelandic gnella (to scream), Norwegian Nynorsk gnella, Old Norse gnǫllra (to howl, to bark).

Verb

gnälla (present gnäller, preterite gnällde, supine gnällt, imperative gnäll)

  1. to whinge, to whine, to nag, to complain incessantly about minor issues
    • 1972, Philemon Arthur and the Dung (lyrics and music), “Jag vill va i fred”‎:
      Varför ska alla gnälla på mig att jag ska följa med ut
      till något fånigt danspalais, där jag har varit förut?
      Why does everybody need to nag at me that I must join them out
      to some silly dance hall, where I have been before?
  2. to squeak; make a sound as from rusty hinges

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