flänga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish flængia.

Verb

flänga (present flänger, preterite flängde, supine flängt, imperative fläng)

  1. (usually with a particle like runt or omkring) to move (about) in a frenzied or busy manner; to run around, to buzz around, to bustle
    Sluta flänga runt och kom och sätt dig i soffan med oss
    Stop running around and come sit in the sofa with us
    Han var less på att flänga omkring i världen och ville slå sig ner
    He was tired of bouncing around the world and wanted to settle down
  2. (rare) to tear off, to skin, to flay
    Synonym: flå

Conjugation

References

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