skingra

Swedish[edit]

Inherited from Old Swedish skingra, further origin disputed.

skingra (present skingrar, preterite skingrade, supine skingrat, imperative skingra)

to disperse, to scatter (cause to spread out (and disappear))
skingra en folksamling
disperse a crowd
(passive voice or reflexive) to disperse, to scatter (spread out (and disappear))
Demonstranterna skingrades / skingrade sig
The protesters dispersed (themselves – "Demonstranterna skingrade" instead means they were dispersing something else)
1. to part (of clouds or the like – "part the sea" would be "dela havet" instead)
  Molnen skingrades / skingrade sig
  The clouds parted [dispersed]
(figuratively) to dispel, to dissipate, etc.
Hon skingrade mina tvivel
She dispelled by doubts

Conjugation of skingra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skingra		skingras
Supine	skingrat		skingrats
Imperative	skingra		—
Imper. plural¹	skingren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skingrar	skingrade	skingras	skingrades
Ind. plural¹	skingra	skingrade	skingras	skingrades
Subjunctive²	skingre	skingrade	skingres	skingrades
	Participles
Present participle	skingrande
Past participle	skingrad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

skingras för vinden (“scatter to the wind”)
skingras som agnar för vinden (“scatter to the wind, scatter to the four winds”)