laka ur

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

lake (“brine”) +‎ -a +‎ ur (“out”)

Verb

laka ur (present lakar ur, preterite lakade ur, supine lakat ur, imperative laka ur)

  1. soak, extract, leach (to remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid (often water))
    Synonym: (with water) vattna ur
    laka ur sill
    soak herring (to leach out salt)
  2. (figurative) drain, exhaust, wear out

Conjugation

Conjugation of laka (weak)
active passive
infinitive laka ur lakas ur
supine lakat ur lakats ur
imperative laka ur —
imper. plural1 laken ur —
present past present past
indicative lakar ur lakade ur lakas ur lakades ur
ind. plural1 laka ur lakade ur lakas ur lakades ur
subjunctive2 lake ur lakade ur lakes ur lakades ur
present participle urlakande
past participle urlakad

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

Derived terms

  • urlakning

References

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