snegla

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnej.lɑ/

Noun

sneġla

1. genitive plural of sneġel

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from sniga (“sneak”).

Verb

snegla (present sneglar, preterite sneglade, supine sneglat, imperative snegla)

1. look askance, squint, look over one's shoulder

Conjugation

Conjugation of snegla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	snegla		sneglas
supine	sneglat		sneglats
imperative	snegla		—
imper. plural1	sneglen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	sneglar	sneglade	sneglas	sneglades
ind. plural1	snegla	sneglade	sneglas	sneglades
subjunctive2	snegle	sneglade	snegles	sneglades
present participle		sneglande
past participle		—

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

Further reading

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