lindra

Faroese

Verb

lindra

1. to get better, to relieve, to alleviate

   tað lindraði honum - he got better

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lindret

Verb

lindra

1. inflection of lindre:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology

From German lindern, from German lind (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *linþaz.

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Verb

lindra (present lindrar, preterite lindrade, supine lindrat, imperative lindra)

1. to make (something) less (physically or emotionally) painful; to relieve, to alleviate, to ease

   Värktabletten lindrade smärtan

   The painkiller relieved the pain

   Spriten lindrade tillfälligt hans sorg

   The booze temporarily eased his sorrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of lindra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	lindra		lindras
Supine	lindrat		lindrats
Imperative	lindra		—
Imper. plural1	lindren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lindrar	lindrade	lindras	lindrades
Ind. plural1	lindra	lindrade	lindras	lindrades
Subjunctive2	lindre	lindrade	lindres	lindrades
	Participles
Present participle	lindrande
Past participle	lindrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• lindrig
• lindring

See also

• mildra

References

• lindra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lindra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lindra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• lindra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• Irland