tumla

Faroese

Verb

tumla

  1. to hitchhike (according to the translations at hitchhike)

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German tummelen, from Proto-Germanic *tūmōną (to tumble).

Verb

tumla (present tumlar, preterite tumlade, supine tumlat, imperative tumla)

  1. to tumble (fall head over heels), to roll
    Synonym: (roll) rulla
    De tumlade ner för backenThey tumbled down the hill
    De tumlade runt i gräsetThey rolled around in the grass
    tumla om på markentumble about on the ground
  2. to tumble-dry
    Synonym: (more common) torktumla

Conjugation

Conjugation of tumla (weak)
active passive
infinitive tumla tumlas
supine tumlat tumlats
imperative tumla
imper. plural1 tumlen
present past present past
indicative tumlar tumlade tumlas tumlades
ind. plural1 tumla tumlade tumlas tumlades
subjunctive2 tumle tumlade tumles tumlades
present participle tumlande
past participle tumlad

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

Derived terms

  • tumla om (tumble about, roll around)

References