UrsprungFrom Old Swedish flødha, from Old Norse flǿða, from Proto-Germanic *flōdijaną (“to flood”).
- to flow in great quantities (sometimes figuratively)
“Vinet flödar” — The wine flows
- figurativelyto run wild
“Låt fantasin flöda!” — Let your imagination run wild!
- to prime (a carburetor or the like)
Formerflödar(present) · flödade(preterite) · flödat(supine) · flöda(imperative) · flöda(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · flödat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · flöda(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · flöden(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · flödar(active, indicative, present) · flödade(active, indicative, past) · -(indicative, passive, present) · -(indicative, passive, past) · flöda(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · flödade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)