glömma
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish gløma, from Old Norse gleyma. Cognate with Danish glemme, Norwegian Nynorsk gløyma, Faroese gloyma.
Pronunciation
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Verb
glömma (present glömmer, preterite glömde, supine glömt, imperative glöm)
- to forget
- Synonym: glömma bort
- Jag glömde att köpa mjölk. ― I forgot to buy milk.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | glömma | glömmas | ||
| supine | glömt | glömts | ||
| imperative | glöm | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | glömmen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | glömmer | glömde | glöms, glömmes | glömdes |
| ind. plural1 | glömma | glömde | glömmas | glömdes |
| subjunctive2 | glömme | glömde | glömmes | glömdes |
| present participle | glömmande | |||
| past participle | glömd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
- glum (“forgor”)
Related terms
References
- glömma in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- glömma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)