hägra

See also: ħaġra

Swedish

Etymology

Probably originally meaning "make higher." Compare how mirages sometimes hover over the horizon.

Verb

hägra (present hägrar, preterite hägrade, supine hägrat, imperative hägra)

  1. to appear (vaguely and) alluringly (to someone's senses or in someone's mind); to loom, to beckon, etc.
    Priset på en miljon kronor hägrar för de tävlande
    The one-million-kronor prize looms alluringly for the contestants
    Ljusen från hamnen hägrar i fjärran
    The lights from the harbor beckon in the distance
    Hotellfrukosten hägrar. Dags att stiga upp.
    The hotel breakfast beckons. Time to get up.
  3. (rare) to appear as a mirage (more generally)

Usage notes

Originally figuratively from (sense 2), though this intuition might be lost to many native speakers.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hägra (weak)
active passive
infinitive hägra —
supine hägrat —
imperative hägra —
imper. plural1 hägren —
present past present past
indicative hägrar hägrade — —
ind. plural1 hägra hägrade — —
subjunctive2 hägre hägrade — —
present participle hägrande
past participle —

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

References

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