snöra

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See also: snora, snòra, and snøra

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish snöra, from snöre (“a string”) +‎ -a (“verb ending”). Cognate with Danish snøre.

Verb

snöra (present snör or snörar, preterite snörde or snörade, supine snört or snörat, imperative snör or snöra)

  1. to lace, to tie
    Han snörde kängorna
    He laced his boots
    att snöra på sig skorna
    to put on and lace up one's shoes
    att snöra upp
    to unlace/untie
    Därpå snörade de upp sina ränslar, framtogo instrumenter och bandager samt skredo till verket.
    Then they opened up their backpacks, took out instruments and bandages and started their work.
  2. (figuratively) to squeeze, to tie up (as if with laces)
    [archaic language] Af ångest, Thova, mitt hjärta snöres samman.
    Of anguish, Thova, my heart is squeezed together.
    Stilens ledighet och elegans förråder, att den aldrig snörts in i kanslispråkets formelsystem
    The ease and elegance of the style reveals, that it has never been ensnared in the system of bureaucratic formulations

Usage notes

  • Tying one's shoes is more commonly expressed as knyta skorna. Snöra sounds a bit more heavy-duty, like English lace.
  • SAOB also lists another verb, snöra 1 (to twist, to make a string, to throw, to eat, ...).

Conjugation

Conjugation of snöra (weak)
active passive
infinitive snöra snöras
supine snört snörts
imperative snör —
imper. plural1 snören —
present past present past
indicative snör snörde snörs, snöres snördes
ind. plural1 snöra snörde snöras snördes
subjunctive2 snöre snörde snöres snördes
present participle snörande
past participle snörd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of snöra (weak)
active passive
infinitive snöra snöras
supine snörat snörats
imperative snöra —
imper. plural1 snören —
present past present past
indicative snörar snörade snöras snörades
ind. plural1 snöra snörade snöras snörades
subjunctive2 snöre snörade snöres snörades
present participle snörande
past participle snörad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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