snöra
See also: snora
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish snöra, snöre (“a string”) + -a (“verb ending”), cognate with Danish snøre
Verb
snöra
- to tie (e.g. one's shoestrings), to string, to squeeze, to attach with a string, to put on (shoes)
- Af ångest, Thova, mitt hjärta snöres samman.
- Of anguish, Thova, my heart is squeezed together.
- att snöra på sig skorna
- to put on one's shoes
- kaflade ned ärmarna och snörde på sig sina grofva kängor
- rolled down his sleeves and tied on his rough shoes
- att snöra upp
- to untie, to open up
- Därpå snörade de upp sina ränslar, framtogo instrumenter och bandager samt skredo till verket.
- Then they opened up their backpacks, took out instruments and bandages and started their work.
- att snöra in
- to ensnare
- Stilens ledighet och elegans förråder, att den aldrig snörts in i kanslispråkets formelsystem
- The ease and elegance of the style reveals, that it has never been ensnared in the system of bureaucratic formulations
- Af ångest, Thova, mitt hjärta snöres samman.
Usage notes
- SAOB also lists another verb, snöra 1 (to twist, to make a string, to throw, to eat, ...).
Conjugation
Conjugation of snöra (weak)
Related terms
- snörkänga
- snörliv
- snörning
- snörsko
See also
- snärja
- snörpa
References
- snöra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- snöra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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