fiffla

Swedish

Etymology

From fiffig. Attested since 1946.

Verb

fiffla (present fifflar, preterite fifflade, supine fifflat, imperative fiffla)

1. (colloquial) cheat, dodge, fiddle

   Synonyms: smussla, fuska, ruffla, svindla

Conjugation

Conjugation of fiffla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	fiffla		fifflas
supine	fifflat		fifflats
imperative	fiffla		—
imper. plural1	fifflen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	fifflar	fifflade	fifflas	fifflades
ind. plural1	fiffla	fifflade	fifflas	fifflades
subjunctive2	fiffle	fifflade	fiffles	fifflades
present participle		fifflande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• fiffel
• fifflare

References

• fiffla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fiffla in Svensk ordbok (SO)