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dingla

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Icelandic

Etymology

From dingull (pendulum) + -a.

Pronunciation

Verb

dingla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dinglaði, supine dinglað)

  1. (intransitive) to dangle, to hang
    Synonyms: lafa, hanga
  2. to dangle, to swing, to wag [with dative]
    Synonym: sveifla
  3. to ring (e.g. a bell) [with dative]
    Synonym: hringja

Conjugation

More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information infinitive nafnháttur, supine sagnbót ...
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
More information strong declension (sterk beyging), singular (eintala) ...
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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

dingla

  1. inflection of dingle:
    1. simple past
    2. 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)

  1. to dangle
    dingla med benen
    dangle one's legs

Conjugation

More information active, passive ...

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

References

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