veckla

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from wickel, likely variant of wickelīn, from Old High German wichili, from wicha (“wick”). Cognate of Danish vikle.

Pronunciation

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Verb

veckla (present vecklar, preterite vecklade, supine vecklat, imperative veckla)

  1. (usually with a particle) to fold
    veckla upp en karta
    unfold a map
    veckla ihop en karta
    fold a map
    Fallskärmen vecklade ut sig
    The parachute opened (unfolded itself)

Usage notes

Bit more loose- and unwieldy-sounding compared to vika. "Crease"/"uncrease" might provide intuition.

Conjugation

Conjugation of veckla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive veckla vecklas
Supine vecklat vecklats
Imperative veckla —
Imper. plural1 vecklen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative vecklar vecklade vecklas vecklades
Ind. plural1 veckla vecklade vecklas vecklades
Subjunctive2 veckle vecklade veckles vecklades
Participles
Present participle vecklande
Past participle vecklad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

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