åla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"

Swedish

Etymology

ål (“eel”) +‎ -a

Verb

åla (present ålar, preterite ålade, supine ålat, imperative åla)

  1. to crawl, to worm, to eel
    Vi ålade under stängslet
    We crawled under the fence ("eeled under the fence")
  2. sprout (remove the sprouts from a potatoe)
    Hon ålar potatis.
    She is sprouting potatoes.

Usage notes

References say slither, but that might sound weird of a human. Mostly used to describe crawling close to the ground.

Conjugation
Conjugation of åla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive åla ålas
Supine ålat ålats
Imperative åla —
Imper. plural1 ålen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ålar ålade ålas ålades
Ind. plural1 åla ålade ålas ålades
Subjunctive2 åle ålade åles ålades
Participles
Present participle ålande
Past participle ålad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References
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