skålla

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skalda. Regarding loss of d, compare fålla, hålla, vålla. Further origin beyond Old Swedish disputed. Possibly from Old French escalder, from Latin excaldāre. Compare English scald.

Verb

skålla (present skållar, preterite skållade, supine skållat, imperative skålla)

  1. to scald (burn with hot liquid)
    Han skållades när duschen sprutade ut kokhett vatten
    He was scalded when the shower sprayed out boiling-hot water
  2. to scald a food item, for example to blanch
    skållade mandlar
    blanched almonds

Conjugation

Conjugation of skålla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive skålla skållas
Supine skållat skållats
Imperative skålla —
Imper. plural1 skållen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative skållar skållade skållas skållades
Ind. plural1 skålla skållade skållas skållades
Subjunctive2 skålle skållade skålles skållades
Participles
Present participle skållande
Past participle skållad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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