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dingla
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Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
dingla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dinglaði, supine dinglað)
- (intransitive) to dangle, to hang
- to dangle, to swing, to wag [with dative]
- Synonym: sveifla
- to ring (e.g. a bell) [with dative]
- Synonym: hringja
Conjugation
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
dingla
- inflection of dingle:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
Etymology
From dangla. Probably from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną with original meaning "strike lightly and often". Doublet of dänga. Compare Icelandic dingla, Danish dingle, English dingle-dangle. See also tingeltangel.
Verb
dingla (present dinglar, preterite dinglade, supine dinglat, imperative dingla)
- to dangle
- dingla med benen
- dangle one's legs
Conjugation
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
- dingla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dingla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dingla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- dingla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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