rådbråka

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German rādebrāken, from rāt (wheel) + brāken (break). Cognate of Danish radbrække, German radebrechen, Dutch radbraken.

Verb

rådbråka (present rådbråkar, preterite rådbråkade, supine rådbråkat, imperative rådbråka)

  1. (historical) break upon the wheel
  2. exhaust, fatigue
  3. pummel, bash
  4. (figurative) distort linguistically
    tala rådbråkad franska
    speak broken French

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