tygla

Swedish

Etymology

tygel (“rein”) +‎ -a

Verb

tygla (present tyglar, preterite tyglade, supine tyglat, imperative tygla)

  1. to rein ((bring under) control and direct (a riding animal) with reins)
  2. (figuratively) to (bring under) control (and dampen)
    1. to restrain, to curb, to rein in
      tygla sin ilska
      curb one's anger
    2. to harness
      tygla naturens krafter
      harness the forces of nature

Conjugation
Conjugation of tygla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive tygla tyglas
Supine tyglat tyglats
Imperative tygla —
Imper. plural1 tyglen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative tyglar tyglade tyglas tyglades
Ind. plural1 tygla tyglade tyglas tyglades
Subjunctive2 tygle tyglade tygles tyglades
Participles
Present participle tyglande
Past participle tyglad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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