nalkas

From Old Swedish nalkas, nalka, from Middle Low German naleken.

nalkas (present nalkas, preterite nalkades, supine nalkats, imperative nalkas)

1. (deponent, ambitransitive, somewhat solemn) to approach, to draw near

   Synonym: närma sig

   Sommaren nalkas.

   Summer is approaching.

   Lejonet nalkades sitt byte.

   The lion approached its prey.

   • 1857, Viktor Rydberg, Fribytaren på Östersjön [The Freebooter of the Baltic]‎^[1], A. Kösters förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 9 October 2025:

     – Han nalkas, mumlade Ingrid, […] jag ser honom allt tydligare.

     "He is approaching," Ingrid murmured, "I see him more and more clearly."

   • 1945, Frans G. Bengtsson, Röde Orm [The Long Ships]‎^[2], Norstedt & Söners förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 9 October 2025:

     När de nalkades Gröning, blev Orms otålighet stor, och han och Olof [red] före de andra.

     As they drew near to Gröning, Orm's impatience increased, and he and Olof rode ahead of the others.

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Daniel 7:13”, in Bibel 2000‎^[3], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 9 October 2025:

     [Han] nalkades den uråldrige och fördes fram inför honom.

     He approached the Ancient One, and was brought before Him.

• annalkande

• nalkas in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• nalkas in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• alkans, kanals, lakans, skalan