stappla

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German stappelen.

Verb

stappla (present stapplar, preterite stapplade, supine stapplat, imperative stappla)

1. stagger, stumble, hobble

Usage notes

Occasionally with a particle, such as fram.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stappla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	stappla		stapplas
supine	stapplat		stapplats
imperative	stappla		—
imper. plural1	stapplen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	stapplar	stapplade	stapplas	stapplades
ind. plural1	stappla	stapplade	stapplas	stapplades
subjunctive2	stapple	stapplade	stapples	stapplades
present participle		stapplande
past participle		—

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

See also

• stapla
• vackla

References

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