Snurrade

Snurrade is a Swedish verb form that functions as the simple past tense (preteritum) of the verb snurra, meaning to spin, swirl, or rotate. It describes an action that occurred in the past and can be used for both literal spinning objects and figurative motion.

Morphology and usage

The base verb snurra forms the past tense by adding the usual -ade ending in standard Swedish, yielding snurrade. The past participle is snurrat. Snurrade is used with a subject and can describe wheels, tops, or any object that rotates, as well as activities in which people move in circles or cause things to spin. It is applicable in everyday language and in descriptive or narrative contexts.

Etymology

Snurra is of Germanic origin, with cognate forms in other Scandinavian languages, such as Danish and Norwegian snurre, which carry a similar meaning of spinning or twisting. These related forms reflect a common linguistic heritage across the region.

Examples

- Hjulet snurrade snabbt. (The wheel spun quickly.)

- Barnen sprang runt och snurrade i cirklar. (The children ran around and spun in circles.)

- Snön snurrade runt i vinden. (The snow swirled around in the wind.)

Notes

Snurrade can be used both literally and metaphorically, for example to describe rapid movement, dizzying action, or a bustling crowd. In literature or spoken language, it may convey a sense of continuous or repeated motion in the past.

See also

Snurra, the present tense form; snurrat, the past participle.