pläga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish plægha, from Middle Low German plegen, from Old Saxon plegan, from Proto-West Germanic *plehan.

Verb

pläga (present plägar, preterite plägade, supine plägat, imperative pläga)

  1. (dated) to have a habit to do, to tend to do something
    • 1669-1670, Lasse Lucidor, Skulle jag sörja, då vore jag tokot
      Himmelens Dagg plär på Träna neerdugga. / Män så snart Jorden haer gi'et them nog Safft / At the kunn' trossa Skyn, hwem kan kull hugga / Samma, när Yxen ens haer inte Skafft?
      The dew of heaven tends to fall down on the trees / but as soon as the earth has given them enough drink / that they can touch the sky, who can then cut them down / when the axe does not even have a handle?

Conjugation
Conjugation of pläga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive pläga plägas
Supine plägat plägats
Imperative pläga —
Imper. plural1 plägen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative plägar plägade plägas plägades
Ind. plural1 pläga plägade plägas plägades
Subjunctive2 pläge plägade pläges plägades
Participles
Present participle plägande
Past participle plägad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms
  • (tend to do something): bruka

Further reading
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