ödsla

Swedish

Etymology

From öda (“to waste”) +‎ -sla.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈœ́ːd̥s.lá]

Verb

ödsla (present ödslar, preterite ödslade, supine ödslat, imperative ödsla)

  1. to waste
    Synonym: slösa
    Om vi inte kommer fram till något konkret så föreslår jag att vi slutar ödsla vår tid och går vidare.
    If we are not going to arrive at anything concrete, I suggest that we stop wasting our time and move on.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ödsla (weak)
active passive
infinitive ödsla ödslas
supine ödslat ödslats
imperative ödsla —
imper. plural1 ödslen —
present past present past
indicative ödslar ödslade ödslas ödslades
ind. plural1 ödsla ödslade ödslas ödslades
subjunctive2 ödsle ödslade ödsles ödslades
present participle ödslande
past participle ödslad

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

References

  1. ^ ödsla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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