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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish krängia, from Old Norse krinkr, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz (“circle, ring”).
Verb
kränga (present kränger, preterite krängde, supine krängt, imperative kräng)
- to heel, to careen
Fartyget krängde åt babord- The ship heeled to port
- (often with a particle specifying a direction, like på or av) to pull (something) over something (or the reverse), with some difficulty, with a wriggling motion or the like, usually of putting on or taking off clothes or putting tires on rims
Han krängde på sig våtdräkten- He squeezed himself into the wetsuit / wrangled into the wetsuit
Hon krängde på sig ryggsäcken- She hoisted the backpack onto her back
Han krängde av sig sin trikå- He peeled himself out of his tights
kränga ett däck på en fälg- put a tire on a rim
- (slang) to sell
- (slang) to eat
Conjugation
Conjugation of kränga (weak)
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