/²speːla/
OriginFrom Old Norse spila, borrowed from Middle Low German spillen, from Old Saxon spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn. Equivalent to spel + -a.
- to play; a game, a tune, a melody, an instrument or a role
- to gamble
- to wind (ropes and such)
Formsspelar(present) · spelade(preterite) · spelat(supine) · spela(imperative) · spela(active, infinitive) · spelas(infinitive, passive) · spelat(active, supine) · spelats(passive, supine) · spela(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · spelen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · spelar(active, indicative, present) · spelade(active, indicative, past) · spelas(indicative, passive, present) · spelades(indicative, passive, past) · spela(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · spelade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · spelas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · spelades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)