hyckla
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German hüchelen, further origin disputed. Cognate of Danish hykle, and most likely with German heucheln and Dutch huichelen.
Verb
hyckla (present hycklar, preterite hycklade, supine hycklat, imperative hyckla)
- to be hypocritical
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hyckla | hycklas | ||
| supine | hycklat | hycklats | ||
| imperative | hyckla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | hycklen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | hycklar | hycklade | hycklas | hycklades |
| ind. plural1 | hyckla | hycklade | hycklas | hycklades |
| subjunctive2 | hyckle | hycklade | hyckles | hycklades |
| present participle | hycklande | |||
| past participle | hycklad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
See also
References
- hyckla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hyckla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hyckla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- hyckla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)