ragla

Swedish

Alternative forms

• raggla

Etymology

From dialectal raga with the same meaning, from German regen.

Verb

ragla (present raglar, preterite raglade, supine raglat, imperative ragla)

1. to stagger (to walk in awkward, drunken fashion)

Usage notes

Normally used together with a particle indicating direction, such as in, omkring, or ut.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ragla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	ragla		raglas
supine	raglat		raglats
imperative	ragla		—
imper. plural1	raglen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	raglar	raglade	raglas	raglades
ind. plural1	ragla	raglade	raglas	raglades
subjunctive2	ragle	raglade	ragles	raglades
present participle		raglande
past participle		—

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

Synonyms

• rangla
• stappla
• vackla
• vingla

References

• ragla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ragla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ragla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• ragla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• lagar, lagra