kavla

Swedish

Etymology

From kavel (“rolling pin”) +‎ -a.

Verb

kavla (present kavlar, preterite kavlade, supine kavlat, imperative kavla)

to roll (with a rolling pin)
kavla deg ― roll dough

Conjugation

Conjugation of *kavla* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	kavla		kavlas
supine	kavlat		kavlats
imperative	kavla		—
imper. plural¹	kavlen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kavlar	kavlade	kavlas	kavlades
ind. plural¹	kavla	kavlade	kavlas	kavlades
subjunctive²	kavle	kavlade	kavles	kavlades

present participle		kavlande
past participle		kavlad

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

Derived terms

kavla upp (“roll up”)
kavla upp ärmarna (“roll up one's sleeves”)
kavla ner (“roll down (as an antonym of roll up for sleeves and pant legs and the like)”)

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