stympa

Swedish

Etymology

Either borrowed from German stümpfen, related to German Stumpf (stump), or inherited from Old Swedish stympla, borrowed from Middle Low German stumpelen (from whence German verstümmeln).

Verb

stympa (present stympar, preterite stympade, supine stympat, imperative stympa)

  1. to mutilate, to curtail, to shorten
    Synonym: lemlästa

Conjugation

Conjugation of stympa (weak)
active passive
infinitive stympa stympas
supine stympat stympats
imperative stympa
imper. plural1 stympen
present past present past
indicative stympar stympade stympas stympades
ind. plural1 stympa stympade stympas stympades
subjunctive2 stympe stympade stympes stympades
present participle stympande
past participle stympad

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

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