prägla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish präga, from German prägen. The l was likely added due to intrusion from prägel.

Pronunciation

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Verb

prägla (present präglar, preterite präglade, supine präglat, imperative prägla)

  1. to stamp, to dent, to make an impression
  2. to mint, to produce coins
  3. to characterize, to leave a lasting impression in someone's mind
    hans uppväxt präglades av fattigdom
    his childhood was characterized by poverty

Conjugation

Conjugation of prägla (weak)
active passive
infinitive prägla präglas
supine präglat präglats
imperative prägla —
imper. plural1 präglen —
present past present past
indicative präglar präglade präglas präglades
ind. plural1 prägla präglade präglas präglades
subjunctive2 prägle präglade prägles präglades
present participle präglande
past participle präglad

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

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