OriginFrom Old Swedish sambla, from Old Norse samna, from Proto-Germanic *samnōną.
- to collect, to gather, to organize
“Och Gud sade: "Samle sig det vatten som är under himmelen till en särskild plats, så att det torra bliver synligt." Och det skedde så.” — And God said, "Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.
- reflexiveto pull oneself together
Formssamlar(present) · samlade(preterite) · samlat(supine) · samla(imperative) · samla(active, infinitive) · samlas(infinitive, passive) · samlat(active, supine) · samlats(passive, supine) · samla(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · samlen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · samlar(active, indicative, present) · samlade(active, indicative, past) · samlas(indicative, passive, present) · samlades(indicative, passive, past) · samla(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · samlade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · samlas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · samlades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)