From Old Norse skvaldra (“to babble, chatter”), from or akin to Old Norse skvala (“to bawl, squeal”), from Proto-Germanic *skwel- (“to chatter, babble, scream”). Cognate with English squeal.
skvallra (present skvallrar, preterite skvallrade, supine skvallrat, imperative skvallra)
Used with på when used transitively.
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | skvallra | skvallras | ||
Supine | skvallrat | skvallrats | ||
Imperative | skvallra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | skvallren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | skvallrar | skvallrade | skvallras | skvallrades |
Ind. plural1 | skvallra | skvallrade | skvallras | skvallrades |
Subjunctive2 | skvallre | skvallrade | skvallres | skvallrades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skvallrande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |