snöra

See also: snora

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish snöra, snöre (a string) + -a (verb ending), cognate with Danish snøre

Verb

snöra

  1. 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

Usage notes

  • SAOB also lists another verb, snöra 1 (to twist, to make a string, to throw, to eat, ...).

Conjugation

  • snörkänga
  • snörliv
  • snörning
  • snörsko

See also

  • snärja
  • snörpa

References

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