myllra

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Swedish

Etymology

Disputed. Likely from the same root as mygga and myra.

Verb

myllra (present myllrar, preterite myllrade, supine myllrat, imperative myllra)

  1. to occur as or be filled with a large, disordered (moving) mass; to swarm, to teem, (by implication or when used figuratively) to abound
    Skogen myllrar av myror
    The forest is teeming with ants
    Det myllrar av myror i skogen
    The forest is teeming with ants (also impersonal)
    en myllrande gata
    a bustling street

Usage notes

  • See the usage notes for myller.
  • Close synonym of vimla, which is often of larger, less flimsy things, including people (though myllra can also be, with a looser/"swarmier" feel).

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