grubbla

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German gruveln and German grübeln. Doublet of gräva.

Pronunciation

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Verb

grubbla (present grubblar, preterite grubblade, supine grubblat, imperative grubbla)

  1. to ponder
  2. to brood, to ruminate
    Sluta grubbla! ― Stop brooding!

Conjugation

Conjugation of grubbla (weak)
active passive
infinitive grubbla —
supine grubblat —
imperative grubbla —
imper. plural1 grubblen —
present past present past
indicative grubblar grubblade — —
ind. plural1 grubbla grubblade — —
subjunctive2 grubble grubblade — —
present participle grubblande
past participle —

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

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