flöda
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish flødha, from Old Norse flǿða, from Proto-Germanic *flōdijaną (“to flood”).
Verb
flöda (present flödar, preterite flödade, supine flödat, imperative flöda)
- to flow in great quantities (sometimes figuratively)
- Vinet flödar
- The wine flows
- (figuratively) to run wild
- Låt fantasin flöda!
- Let your imagination run wild!
- to prime (a carburetor or the like)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | flöda | — | ||
| supine | flödat | — | ||
| imperative | flöda | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | flöden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | flödar | flödade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | flöda | flödade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | flöde | flödade | — | — |
| present participle | flödande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.