solka

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • sålka, sölka

Etymology

From Old Norse *sulka, *sylka, from Proto-Germanic *sulukōną, *sulikōną. Cognate with dialectal Danish sulke, solke, sylke, sølke (“to sully”), Norwegian Nynorsk sulka (“to sully”), German sulchen, sülchen (“to sully, wallow around in mud or filth”).

Verb

solka (present solkar, preterite solkade, supine solkat, imperative solka)

  1. (often with ner (“down”)) to soil, to stain (soil with diffuse stains)
  2. (often with ner (“down”), figuratively) to tarnish, to soil (a reputation or the like)

Conjugation

Conjugation of solka (weak)
active passive
infinitive solka solkas
supine solkat solkats
imperative solka —
imper. plural1 solken —
present past present past
indicative solkar solkade solkas solkades
ind. plural1 solka solkade solkas solkades
subjunctive2 solke solkade solkes solkades
present participle solkande
past participle solkad

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

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