hamstra

See also: Hamstra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

hamstra

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

Swedish

Etymology

hamster +‎ -a, a calque of German hamstern, used in Swedish since the Great War 1914–1918, cognate with Danish hamstre.

Verb

hamstra (present hamstrar, preterite hamstrade, supine hamstrat, imperative hamstra)

  1. to hoard or gather, to stock up, to collect (large) stocks for later use (like a hamster hides food in its cheeks)
    I Stockholm uppstod en utpräglad knapphet i fråga om mjölk och fortsatt kaos på smörmarknaden, där förut hamstrat smör kastades in och nya partier hamstrades.
    In Stockholm arose a certain shortage of milk and continued chaos on the market for butter, where previously hoarded butter was sold off and new batches were hoarded.

Conjugation

Conjugation of hamstra (weak)
active passive
infinitive hamstra hamstras
supine hamstrat hamstrats
imperative hamstra —
imper. plural1 hamstren —
present past present past
indicative hamstrar hamstrade hamstras hamstrades
ind. plural1 hamstra hamstrade hamstras hamstrades
subjunctive2 hamstre hamstrade hamstres hamstrades
present participle hamstrande
past participle hamstrad

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

Descendants

  • → Finnish: hamstrata

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