strala

See also: stråla

Swedish

Etymology

First documented in 1844, coming from Swedish slang, with unknown origin, possibly from German strählen; if so, related to stråle (“beam, ray”).

Verb

strala (present stralar, preterite stralade, supine stralat, imperative strala)

1. to snitch, to steal, to shoplift

Conjugation

Conjugation of strala (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	strala		stralas
supine	stralat		stralats
imperative	strala		—
imper. plural1	stralen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	stralar	stralade	stralas	stralades
ind. plural1	strala	stralade	stralas	stralades
subjunctive2	strale	stralade	strales	stralades
present participle		stralande
past participle		stralad

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

Synonyms

• knycka
• snatta
• stjäla

Related terms

• stralare
• stralning

References

• strala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• strala in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• alstra, lastar, saltar