söla

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Swedish

Etymology

Cognate of Danish søle, Norwegian Nynorsk søyle, German suhlen, English soil, sully, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bisauljan). Doublet of solka.

Verb

söla (present sölar, preterite sölade, supine sölat, imperative söla)

  1. to be too (annoyingly) slow (especially during movement), to dawdle, to delay
    Sluta söla! Skynda på!
    Stop being so slow! Hurry up!
  2. (often with ner (down), intransitive) to make a sticky mess (often through spilling)
  3. (with ner (down), transitive) to sully with something sticky and messy (often through spilling)
    söla ner tröjan med glass
    spill ice cream on the shirt
  4. (glassblowing) to do own private glassblowing in a glass factory in the hours when the daily production activity is not going on

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