mäkla

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • mäckla (obsolete)

Etymology

From Low German mäkeln or mekelen, a frequentative of Middle Low German maken (see maka). Compare German makeln, mäkeln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ˈmɛːkˌla/
  • IPA(key): /²ˈmɛkːˌla/

Verb

mäkla (present mäklar, preterite mäklade, supine mäklat, imperative mäkla)

  1. to broker, to mediate, to negotiate (as a go-between)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mäkla (weak)
active passive
infinitive mäkla mäklas
supine mäklat mäklats
imperative mäkla
imper. plural1 mäklen
present past present past
indicative mäklar mäklade mäklas mäklades
ind. plural1 mäkla mäklade mäklas mäklades
subjunctive2 mäkle mäklade mäkles mäklades
present participle mäklande
past participle mäklad

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

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