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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish plægha, from Middle Low German plegen, from Old Saxon plegan, from Proto-West Germanic *plehan.
Verb
pläga (present plägar, preterite plägade, supine plägat, imperative pläga)
- (dated) to have a habit to do, to tend to do something
- 1669-1670, Lasse Lucidor, Skulle jag sörja, då vore jag tokot
Himmelens Dagg plär på Träna neerdugga. / Män så snart Jorden haer gi'et them nog Safft / At the kunn' trossa Skyn, hwem kan kull hugga / Samma, när Yxen ens haer inte Skafft?- The dew of heaven tends to fall down on the trees / but as soon as the earth has given them enough drink / that they can touch the sky, who can then cut them down / when the axe does not even have a handle?
Conjugation
Conjugation of pläga (weak)
Synonyms
- (tend to do something): bruka
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