famla

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

famla

  1. inflection of famle:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • fambla
  • fabbla

Etymology

Unknown. Likely imitative.

Various variations exist, for example: fumla.

Verb

famla (present famlar, preterite famlade, supine famlat, imperative famla)

  1. to grope, to fumble (feel around with broad movements, especially when unable to see)
    Han famlade efter ficklampan i mörkret
    He groped for the flaslight in the dark

Conjugation

Conjugation of famla (weak)
active passive
infinitive famla famlas
supine famlat famlats
imperative famla —
imper. plural1 famlen —
present past present past
indicative famlar famlade famlas famlades
ind. plural1 famla famlade famlas famlades
subjunctive2 famle famlade famles famlades
present participle famlande
past participle —

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

See also

References

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