spjärna

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish spiærna, from Proto-Germanic *spurnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-.

Verb

spjärna (present spjärnar, preterite spjärnade, supine spjärnat, imperative spjärna)

  1. (usually with a particle like emot or mot) to push back, to resist (literally or figuratively)
    Han spjärnade emot med fötterna
    He pushed back with his feet

Conjugation

Conjugation of spjärna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive spjärna spjärnas
Supine spjärnat spjärnats
Imperative spjärna —
Imper. plural1 spjärnen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative spjärnar spjärnade spjärnas spjärnades
Ind. plural1 spjärna spjärnade spjärnas spjärnades
Subjunctive2 spjärne spjärnade spjärnes spjärnades
Participles
Present participle spjärnande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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