vackla

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German wackeln. Doublet of vagga.

Verb

vackla (present vacklar, preterite vacklade, supine vacklat, imperative vackla)

1. to waver, to falter, to stagger (move unsteadily, as if risking a fall)

   Smällen fick honom att vackla bakåt

   The blow caused him to stagger backwards

2. (figuratively) to waver; to falter

   vackla i tron

   waver in one's faith

   Hon vacklade fram och tillbaka i frågan

   She wavered back and forth on the issue

Conjugation

Conjugation of vackla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	vackla		vacklas
supine	vacklat		vacklats
imperative	vackla		—
imper. plural1	vacklen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	vacklar	vacklade	vacklas	vacklades
ind. plural1	vackla	vacklade	vacklas	vacklades
subjunctive2	vackle	vacklade	vackles	vacklades
present participle		vacklande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• vacklan

See also

• stappla

References

• vackla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vackla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vackla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)