sa (sade), quoth.
sab|el (-eln, -lar), saber.
Sachsen, Saxony.
sad' (sade), said.
sad|el (-eln, -lar), saddle.
saft (-en, -er), sap, juice; essence, strength.
sag|a (-an, -or), saga, tale, story, romance; fairy tale.
sagoförtäljersk|a (-an, -or), story-teller.
sago|land (-landet, -länder), land of sagas; land famed in story.
sagospel (-et, --), poetic romance; mythical or fabled poem; fairy
romance; cycle of poems built on the sagas.
sak (-en, -er), thing, object; cause, matter, question;
pl., baggage, belongings;
till saken, på sak, to the point.
sakn|a (-ade, -at), to miss, lack; to want.
saknad (-en), regret; need, want; desire; loss.
sakta, quiet, slow, silent, subdued; quietly, slowly.
saktmod (-et), meekness, patience.
sakören, fees; fines, penalty.
sal (-en, -ar), hall, salon, parlor, room.
salig, sainted, blessed, happy.
salopp (-en, -er), a short sacque or coat of light material;
an overgarment without sleeves (Schück).
samhällsliv (-et), social life, community life.
samkväm (-et, --), company, society, social gathering, meeting.
saml|a (-ade, -at), to gather, collect, assemble;
samlas, samla sig, to gather, come together, meet.
samling (-en, -ar), collection.
samlingsvurm (-en), mania for collecting.
samma, the same;
ett och samma, the same thing.
samman, together, jointly.
sammanförd, brought together, gathered.
sammanhang (-et, --), connection.
sammanslutning (-en, -ar), association, federation.
samman|smälta, (-smälte, -smält), to unite, combine.
sammetsmöss|a (-an, -or), velvet cap; skullcap of velvet.
samtid (-en), age, time; contemporaneous persons and things;
contemporaries.
samtidig, simultaneous, coeval, contemporaneous;
samtidigt, at the same time, simultaneously, meanwhile, coincidentally.
samvet|e, samvet (-et, -en), conscience.
samvetsgrann, conscientious.
sanatorievård (-en), care at a sanatorium.
sand (-en), sand.
sandelträ (-et), sandalwood.
sandig, sandy.
sann, true, real, genuine.
sanning (-en, -ar), truth, verity, fact.
sanningssökare (-n, --), seeker after truth.
sanningsträngtan, yearning for the truth.
sansad, sane, sensible.
sansning (-en), sense, intelligence, sanity.
sant, true.
Sapfo, Sappho, Grecian poetess.
satir (-en, -er), satire; pl., satirical works.
satirisk, satirical.
seen (-en, -er), stage.
schablonmässig, stereotyped, traditional, formal.
schakt (-et, -- or -er), shaft, pit (of a mine).
se (såg, sett), to see, look; to notice; to perceive; to understand;
se an, to await, contemplate;
se, interj., lo, behold.
sed (-en, -er), habit, custom, manner, way.
sedan (sen), after, afterward, subsequently, later; ago;
sedan tjugu år, since twenty years ago; these twenty years past.
sedermera, afterwards, subsequently, later.
sedesam (sedsam), virtuous, modest.
sefir (-en), zephyr, the west wind.
seg|el (-let, -len), sail.
seg|er (-ern, -rar), victory.
segerfan|a (-an, -or), flag of victory, triumphant standard.
segerkrans (-en, -ar), wreath of victory.
segerled (-en, -er), triumphant march.
segerrik, victorious, triumphant.
segersäll, triumphant, victorious.
seglare (-n, --), seaman, sailor.
segr|a (-ade, -at), to win, triumph, gain victory; to come out (be)
victorious.
segrare (-n, --), victor, conqueror.
sejour (-en, -er), season.
sek|el (-let, -ler), century.
sekelskifte (-t, -n), beginning or end of a century.
sekreterare (-n, --), secretary.
sel|e (-en, -ar), harness.
sen (sedan), after; later;
Än sen? What of it? What next?
sen|a (-an, -or), tendon, sinew.
senare, later, latter, subsequent; subsequently, thereafter.
september, September.
september|natt (-natten, -nätter), September night.
seraf (-en, -er or -im), seraph.
sex, six.
sextio (sexti), sixty.
sexton, sixteen.
sextonårig, sixteen years old, of sixteen (years).
sfär (-en, -er), sphere, orb, ball, globe, field.
si|a (-ade, -at), to predict, foretell.
siare (-n, --), seer.
sid|a (-an, -or), side;
åt sidan, aside;
vid sidan om, beside, aside from.
siden (-et), satin.
sidenvåd (-en, -er), poet, silken garb.
siffr|a (-an, -or), figure, number, cipher.
sig, himself, herself, itself, themselves.
signal (-en, -er), signal.
silkesseg|el (-let, --), silken sail.
silkessnöre (-t, -n), silken cord.
silv|er (-ret), silver.
silverbäck (-en, -ar), silvery brook.
silverkann|a (-an, -or), silver goblet, decanter.
silverklar, silvery, with silvery tone.
silverpenning (-en, -ar), silver coin.
silverpopp|el (-eln, -lar), silver poplar.
silverskir (-et), silvery gossamer, film or gauze.
silverskrud (-en, -ar), silvery gown, glittering raiment.
silversky (-n, -ar), silvery cloud.
silverslid|a (-an, -or), silver sheath.
silverstämm|a (-an, -or), silvery voice, tone.
silvertår (-en, -ar), silvery tear.
silvertäcke (-t, -n), silvery blanket.
silvervit, silvery, silvery gray or white.
silvervåg (-en, -or), silvery wave.
simm|a (sam, summit or -ade, -at), to swim, float.
sin, his, her, hers, its, their, theirs.
sinne (-t, -n), mind; sense; nature, character; poet. sinn;
i sitt sinne, inwardly;
låga sinnen, depraved characters;
sinnen, senses.
sinnesro (-n), peace of mind.
sinnessjukdom (-en, -ar), mental affection, disease of the mind,
insanity.
sinnestillstånd (-et, --), state of mind.
sipp|a (-an, -or), windflower, anemone.
sir|a (-ade, -at), to adorn, decorate, grace.
siratlig, ornate, ornamented, graceful, fancy, elaborate, embellished.
siren (-en, -er), siren.
sist, last, latest; lastly, finally;
in i det sista, to the last, to the end.
sistone, end, last;
på sistone, at last, in the end, ultimately.
sitt, his, her, hers, its, their, theirs.
sitta (satt, suttit), to sit; to be placed, applied.
sju, seven.
sjuda (sjöd, sjudit), to seethe.
sjuk, sick, ill; corrupt, tainted; infected.
sjuka (-n), ailment, malady, illness; weakness.
sjukdom (-en, -ar), illness, malady, sickness, disease.
sjuklighet (-en), sickness, infirmity.
sjunga (sjöng, sjungit), to sing, warble.
sjunka (sjönk, sjunkit), to sink.
sjuttio (sjutti), seventy.
sjutton, seventeen.
sjuttonhundratalet, the eighteenth century.
sjuttonåring (-en, -ar), a youth of seventeen.
själ (-en, -ar), soul, heart.
själaro (-n), peace of mind; rest for the soul.
själfullhet (-en), soulfulness, inspiration.
själsfrände (-n, -r), sympathizer; intimate friend; follower.
själva, even, itself, the very.
självförpinande, poet. for självpinande, self-torturing.
självgjord, self-made, self-inflicted.
självmordstank|e (-en, -ar), thought or intention of committing suicide,
suicidal intent.
självständighet (-en), independence.
självvald, self-chosen, voluntary.
sjö (-n, -ar), lake, sea;
till sjöss, to sea; at sea.
sjöa|strand (-stranden, -stränder), seashore, lake shore.
sjöfartstidning, maritime journal.
sjökonung (-en, -ar), seaking.
s.k. (så kallad), so-called.
skadlig, injurious, harmful, mischievous, pernicious, detrimental.
skaff|a (-ade, -at), to procure, get, secure, obtain; to be
concerned with;
intet att skaffa med, nothing to do with; no business with.
skak|a (-ade, -at), to shake, stir, quake; to shake down.
skal (-et, --), shell, covering, exterior, surface.
skald (-en, -er), poet, singer.
skaldebegåvning (-en), poetic gift, literary talent.
skaldeindividualitet (-en, -er), poetic individuality.
skaldekall (-et), poetic calling.
skaldekynne (-t, -n), poetic temperament, make-up, character.
skaldemö (-n, -r), Muse, goddess of song.
skalderykte (-t), poetic fame, reputation.
skaldeutveckling (-en), poetic development.
skaldeverksamhet (-en), poetic pursuits, poetic work.
skaldskap (-et), poetic production.
skalk|as (-ades, -ats), to play, sport, frolic; to trifle.
skall (pres. of skola), shall, will.
skallande, clanging, ringing.
skam (-men), shame, disgrace.
skandisk, Scandian, Scandinavian.
skap|a (-ade, -at), to create.
skapare (-n, --), creator, maker.
skapelse (-n, -r), creation, handiwork; work; composition; opus;
world, universe.
skaplynne (-t, -n), nature, disposition, temperament.
skapnad (-en, -er), shape, form, figure.
skar|a (-an, -or), flock, group; party, company, assemblage.
skarp, sharp, bitter, harsh, severe; keen, acute.
skatt (-en, -er), treasure, wealth; tax.
skatt|a (-ade, -at), to pay tribute; to adjudge; to deem; to prize,
value.
ske (-dde, -tt), to happen; to be rendered to; to be accorded, granted,
sked|a (-ade, -at), to test by chemical process.
sken (-et, --), light, shine, radiance, glare; sheen.
skepnad (-en, -er), shape, form, vision.
skepp (-et, --), ship, vessel.
skeppsbruten, shipwrecked.
skick (-et, --), order, custom, form, propriety, manners, behavior,
deportment.
skicklighet (-en), skill, ability, talent, adroitness, aptitude,
mastery, fitness, orderliness, propriety.
skift|a (-ade, -at), to vary, change.
skiftande, changeable, variable.
skifte (-t, -n), change, shift, mutation, vicissitude;
phase, stage, turn.
skiftrik, changeable, varicolored.
skild, different, various.
skildr|a (-ade, -at), to depict, present, narrate, describe
skil|ja (-de, -t), to separate, part, sever; to distinguish.
skiljemynt (-et, --), change (money), small change.
skillnad (-en, -er), difference, distinction.
skim|mel (-meln, -lar), roan horse.
skim|mer (-ret), shimmer, gleam, sheen, luster.
skimr|a (-ade, -at), to shimmer, shine; to be radiant.
skina (sken, skinit), to shine, beam.
skingr|a (-ade, -at), to scatter, disperse.
skinn (-et, --), skin.
skiv|a (-an, -or), disc.
skjul (-et, --), shed.
skjuta (sköt, skjutit), to shoot; to push:
skjuta upp, fram, ut, to sprout, spring forth.
skjutgammal, old enough to be shot.
sko (-n, -r), shoe.
skog (-en, -ar), forest, wood.
skogsfru (-n), "The Lady of the Woods", a supernatural being supposed
to inhabit the forest.
skogsvindsackord (-et, --), chord or harmony of woodland breezes.
skol|a (-an, -or), school; style, views (in art or literature).
skola (skulle, skolat), shall, will, to be about to, to be on the
point of.
skolgång (-en), schooling.
skolstud|ium (-et, -er), study, academic course.
skoltid (-en), school years, time of attending school.
skon|a (-ade, -at), to save, preserve.
skratt (-et, --), laughter, laugh, merriment.
skratt|a (-ade, -at), to laugh;
skratta åt, to laugh at; to deride, ridicule.
skrev|a (-an, -or), crevice.
skri (-et, -na), shriek, scream, cry, moan.
skriande, calling, shrieking, crying.
skribler (-en or -n, -er), scribbler.
skrida (skred, skridit), to glide, travel, move slowly, pass by.
skrift (-en, -er), writing; (with or without cap.) Holy Writ; the
Scriptures; work, literary production.
skriftställare (-n, --), writer, author, litterateur.
skrik (-et, --), cry, shriek.
skrika (skrek, skrikit), to cry, shout, scream, exclaim;
skrika till, to exclaim suddenly; to ejaculate.
skrin (-et, --), casket, box.
skriva (skrev, skrivit), to write; to compose.
skrivare (-n, --), clerk, scrivener.
skrivbord (-et, --), desk, writing table.
skrud (-en, -ar), robe, dress, garb, raiment, attire, esp. for festive
or solemn occasions.
skrud|a (-ade, -at), to robe, garb, attire.
skrynklig, wrinkled, crumpled.
skryt (-et), boast.
skryta (skröt, skrutit), to boast, brag, vaunt.
skrål|a (-ade, -at), to bawl, roar; to howl, yell, clamor.
skräck (-en), terror, horror.
skrä|da (-dde, -tt), to reject;
skräda ord, to mince words.
skräll (-en, -ar), crash, stroke, clap.
skräm|ma (-de, -t), to frighten, terrify, intimidate;
skrämma upp, to frighten, startle.
sku' (skola), shall, will.
skugg|a (-an, -or), shade, shadow; gloom; phantom.
skuggande, shady.
skuldr|a (-an, -or), shoulder.
skull|e (-en, -ar), haymow.
skum (-met), foam.
skum, gloomy, dark, blind.
skumm|a (-ade, -at), to foam, froth.
skummande, foaming, frothy.
skummig, foamy, frothy.
sky (-n, -ar), sky, cloud.
sky (-dde, -tt), to avoid, evade, detest.
skyddningsblick (-en, -ar), patronizing look.
skygd (-et, --), shelter, protection.
skyhög, sky high, lofty, towering.
skylt (-en, -ar), sign.
skym|ma (-de, -t), to darken, grow dusk.
skymning (-en), gloaming, dusk, nightfall, twilight.
skymningsslöj|a (-an, -or), veil of dusk, twilight shadows.
skymt (-en, -ar), glimpse, glint, gleam, trace, inkling.
skymt|a (-ade, -at), to flit; to pass quickly; to glance, glimpse.
skynd|a (-ade, -at), to hasten, hurry.
skåd|a (-ade, -at), to view, spy, observe; to look, peer.
skådespelsutkast (-et, --), dramatic outline, plan or rough sketch
for a drama.
skål (-en, -ar), bowl, dish; toast, health.
skålbrö|d (-det, -- or -n), coffee bread, coffee cake; wheat rolls
or biscuits shaped like bowls (Ekermann); large biscuits shaped
in bowls (Schück).
skånsk, Scanian, of or pertaining to Skåne.
skägg (-et, --), beard, whiskers.
skägglös, beardless.
skäl (-et, --), reason, cause, ground, motive, occasion, argument.
skäll|a (-de, -t), to bark; to call names; to vilify, abuse, traduce,
defame; to upbraid.
skälmsk, arch, cunning, sly, roguish, mischievous, tricksy.
skälva (skälvde or skalv, skälvt), to tremble, quake.
skälvande, vacillating, tremulous, wavering.
skäm|mas (-des, -ts), to be ashamed;
Skäms! For shame! Shame on you!
skämt (-et, --), jest, wit, witticism.
skämt|a (ade, -at), to jest.
skämtlynne (-t, -n), jocularity, humor, jocoseness, fun, pleasantry,
raillery.
skänk|a (-te, -t), to give, donate, present; to award, grant, accord;
to render, lend; to devote;
skänka i, to pour and offer (as wine).
skär (-et, --), skerry, reef.
skär, pure, clear, sheer; immaculate.
skär|a (-an, -or), sickle, crescent.
skära (skar, skurit), to cut, carve; to reap;
skära för, to carve at table;
skära till i växten, to exaggerate.
skär|a (-ade, -at), to shrive, purify.
skärpa (-n), sharpness, keenness, acuteness, harshness, bitterness,
pungency, acrimony, acerbity, asperity, severity; sagacity, acumen.
skärp|a (-te, -t), to sharpen.
skärv|a (-an, -or), shard, fragment.
sköld (-en, -ar), shield, buckler; arms, escutcheon.
sköldemärke (-t, -n), escutcheon, arms.
skölj|a (-de, -t), to wash; to rinse; to flood, bathe;
skölja bort, to sweep away.
skön, beautiful, charming, pretty, handsome, fine.
skönhet (-en, -er), beauty, charm, the beautiful.
skönhetskult (-en, -er), beauty cult.
skönhetsnjutning (-en), esthetic pleasure, enjoyment of beauty.
skönhetsrike (-t, -n), realm of beauty.
skönhetsträngtande, yearning for or aspiring to beauty.
skönlitterär, belletristic; of or pertaining to fine literature.
skönt, charmingly, beautifully, delightfully.
skörd (-en, -ar), harvest.
sköt|a (-te, -t), to care for, attend; to minister to; to mind.
sköte (-t, -n), lap, bosom; also sköt.
skövl|a (-ade, -at), to lay waste, ruin, devastate.
slag (-et, --), stroke, blow;
slå ett slag, to strike a telling blow;
slå ett slag för, to champion; to lead the fight for.
slaganfall (-et, --), apoplectic stroke.
slagfält (-et, --), battlefield.
slagregn (-et, --), heavy shower.
slakn|a (-ade, -at), to slacken; to grow limp.
slaktning (-en, -ar), carnage, battle.
slamr|a (-ade, -at), to rattle, clatter.
slant (-en, -ar), coin.
slapp, lax.
slav (-en, -ar), slave, serf.
slaveri (-et), slavery, servitude, thraldom.
slentrianmässig, conventionalized, conforming to routine.
slick|a (-ade, -at), to lick.
slik, such, such a.
sling|a (-an, -or), garland, festoon; coil, loop.
slippa (slapp, sluppit), to escape; to be excused, let off; to be spared;
slippa fram, to pass, to be permitted to pass.
slit (-et), toil, moil, drudgery.
slita (slet, slitit), to tear, break, sever; to struggle;
slita i tu, to tear asunder;
slita ut, to wear out.
slitning (-en, -ar), dissension, disorder.
slockn|a (-ade, -at), to be extinguished, go out; to cease shining
or burning.
slott (-et, --), palace, castle.
slummer (-n), slumber.
slump (-en), chance.
slumr|a (-ade, -at), to slumber, sleep.
slut (-et, --), end, close, upshot, finis;
taga slut, to end, to be finished;
till slut, at last.
slut|a (-ade, -at), to end; to finish; to close, stop.
sluta (slöt, slutit), to close, shut, bar; to end, finish.
slutad, completed, ended, finished.
sluten, reticent.
slutligen, finally, at last, at length, eventually.
slå (slog, slagit), to strike, hit; to beat; to toss about;
to strike down, slay; to throb; to throw;
slå upp, to open; to look up;
slå ihjäl, to kill, strike down, slay;
slå i järn, to fetter, put in chains;
slå sig igenom, to win out; to establish oneself; to achieve success;
slå ut, to break out;
slå bort, to dismiss from the mind, put away.
slående, striking, characteristic, forcible, impressive.
slån (-et or -en, --), sloe, blackthorn.
slåss (slogs, slagits), to fight, struggle.
släck|a (-te, -t), to quench, extinguish, put out; to snuff out
(as a candle).
slägg|a (-an, -or), sledge.
släkt (-en, -er), kindred, kin, relatives, relationship, family.
släkte (-t, -n), generation.
släp|a (-ade, -at), to drag.
slätt (-en, -er), plain.
slättlandskap (et, --), plain.
slöjdans (-en, -ar, -er), dance of the veil.
smak (-en), taste; style; school (of literature).
smak|a (-ade, -at), to taste; to experience.
smakdomare (-n, --), critic, esthete.
smakriktning (-en, -ar), taste, style, manner; school.
smal, narrow, slender.
smed (-en, -er), smith.
smek (-et), caress, dalliance.
smek|a (-te, -t), to caress, fondle; to please.
smekande, caressing, gentle, mild.
smekning (-en, -ar), caress.
smickermun (-nen, -nar), flatterer.
smi|da (-dde, -tt), to fasten with chains; to fetter; to strike,
hammer, forge.
smidig, supple, lithe, limber, agile.
smink (-et), rouge, cosmetic.
smitt|a (-an, -or), contagion, pest, pestilence.
smul|a (-an, -or), crumb, trifle; whit, bit, particle.
smultron (no sg.), strawberries.
smuts|a (-ade, -at), to soil, stain, muddy, defile.
smyck|a (-ade, -at), to adorn, decorate, embellish; to bedizen.
smyg (-en, -ar), recess, niche, corner, covert;
i smyg, in secret, by stealth, furtively, clandestinely.
smyga (smög, smugit), to steal, slip, creep, sneak, slink; to smuggle;
to place secretly.
små (pl. of liten), small, little.
småningom, little by little, slowly, gradually, by slow degrees;
eventually.
smått, slightly, a trifle, somewhat.
smäcker, of graceful form; slender.
smälta (smalt, smultit), to melt;
smälta samman, to amalgamate, commingle.
smältande, melting, mellifluent, soft.
smärre (små), smaller, lesser, inferior.
smärt, slender.
smärt|a (-an, -or), pain, suffering, pang, throe, hurt, grief,
distress, affliction.
snabb, rapid, fleet, quick, fast.
snacksäll, gossipy, talkative.
snar, quick, rapid; early; fast, fleet.
snar|a (-an, -or), snare, trap.
snark|a (-ade, -at), to snore.
snarligt, soon, shortly.
snart, soon, early, quickly, shortly.
snatt|a (-ade, -at), to pilfer.
snille (-t, -n), genius.
snillrik, ingenious.
snyft|a (-ade, -at), to sob.
snäck|a (-an, -or), bark, skiff, shallop.
snäll, good, kind, dutiful.
snällt, gracefully, daintily, rapidly.
snäv, narrow.
snö (-n), snow.
snöd, paltry, worthless, base, sordid, vile, mean.
snödropp|e (-en, -ar), snow-drop.
snöfall (-et, --), snowfall.
snöfjun (-et, --), snowflake, down or film of snow.
Snöfrid, name of a fairy, fairy queen; Queen, Snow-white.
snöig, snowy, snow-covered.
snörd, laced.
sock|en (-nen, -nar), parish.
sockenbo (-n, -r), parishioner.
sol (-en, -ar), sun, sunlight.
solbeglänst, sunlit, sunkissed.
solbränd, sunburnt, tanned.
sold (-en), pay, employ.
soldatsläkt (-en, -er), military family.
solglans (-en), sunlight, effulgence.
solig, sunny, sunshiny.
solljus (-et), sunlight, sunshine.
solskensglitt|er (-ret), glitter of sunlight.
solskenslyst, bright with sunshine, bathing or basking in the sun.
solskensstund (-en, -er), hour of sunshine, brightest time or period.
som, who, which, that, whom; as, like;
efter som, in turn as.
som|mar (-maren, -marn, -rar), summer.
sommardag (-en, -ar), summer day.
sommardröm (-men, -mar), dream of summer.
sommarhåg (-en), summery mood or disposition.
sommarkväll (-en, -ar), summer evening.
sommarskur (-en, -ar), summer shower.
sommarvind (-en, -ar), summer wind, breeze.
somn|a (-ade, -at), to fall asleep; to go to sleep.
son (sonen, söner), son.
sonett (-en, -er), sonnet.
soningsfull, poet., conciliatory; regularly, försonande.
sop|a (-ade, -at), to sweep.
sopp|a (-an, -or), soup, broth, stew.
sopran (-en, -er), soprano.
sorg (-en, -er), sorrow, grief, care.
sorgdryck (-en), cup of sorrow, potion of grief.
sorgedok (-et, --), veil of mourning.
sorgeeld (-en), burning grief.
sorgeklagan, lamentation.
sorgesång (-en, -er), plaintive song, mournful lay, dirge.
sorgeton (-en, -er), plaint.
sorghus (-et, --), house of mourning; also sorgehus.
sorglös, carefree.
sorgsen, sad, mournful, woebegone.
sorl (-et, --), murmur; din.
sorl|a (-ade, -at), to murmur, purl, swirl.
sot (-et), soot.
sotad, sooty, blackened by smoke.
sova (sov, sovit), to sleep.
spann (-et, --), span; pair.
sparsam, meager, sparse, sparing.
sparv (-en, -ar), sparrow.
spatser|a (-ade, -at), to stroll, walk, promenade.
speg|el (-eln, -lar), mirror.
spegelklar, clear as a mirror, crystalline, pellucid.
spegl|a (-ade, -at), to mirror, reflect;
spegla sig, to look in a mirror.
spej|a (-ade, -at), to spy; to look out (for);
spejande, on the lookout.
spekulation (-en, -er), speculation.
spel|a (-ade, -at), to play; to perform music; to make melody;
to be in action; to gush (as a fountain).
spel|man (-mannen, -män), fiddler, musician.
spets (-en, -ar), point, tip, apex.
spett (-et, --), spit.
spinna (spann, spunnit), to spin.
spir|a (-an, -or), scepter.
spirituell, full of esprit, vivacious, vivid.
spis (-en), food.
spis (-en, -ar), hearth, fireplace; stove.
spis|el (-eln, -lar), hearth, fireside.
spiselflamm|a (-an, -or), hearth-flame.
spiselhäll (-en, -n, -ar), hearthstone.
spjäll (-et, --), damper.
split (-et), strife, disagreement, dissension.
sporr|a (-ade, -at), to spur, prod, urge, drive.
spov (-en, -ar), curlew.
sprakande, crackling.
spratt (-et, --), trick, prank, practical joke.
sprida (spred, spridit), to spread, extend, circulate.
spring|a (-an, -or), crack, chink, rift, cranny.
springa (sprang, sprungit), to spring; to run; to burst;
springa opp, to burst open, to be thrown ajar; to open suddenly.
spritta (spratt, spruttit), to start, leap, jump;
spritta till, to be suddenly startled.
sprut|a (-an, -or), fire engine, syringe, squirtgun.
sprut|a (-ade, -at), to spout, spray, sputter.
språk (-et, --), language, speech, tongue; passage of Scripture.
språkkonstnär (-en, -er), stylist, literary artist.
språklig, linguistic.
språkrensning (-en), purification of language; linguistic reform.
språng (-et, --), jump, leap; race.
spräng|a (-de, -t), to burst, break; to disperse;
spränga in, to rush or break in;
spränga fram, to charge, rush forward.
spå (-dde, -tt), to tell fortunes; to practice sooth-saying; to predict.
spådd, having had something predicted of oneself.
spår (-et, --), track, trace, vestige; wake; footstep; mark.
spår|a (-ade, -at), to trace, track; to follow; to find traces.
späck|a (-ade, -at), to garnish, embellish, trim.
späd, tender, young, little, frail.
spält (-en), spelt, a variety of wheat.
spän|na (-de, -t), to bend, stretch, draw;
spänna segel, to hoist (set) sail.
spänning (-en, -ar), excitement; strain.
spärr|a (-ade, -at), to bar; to separate.
spö (-t or -et, -n), rod, cane, wand, lash; stripe, stroke.
spöklig, spöklik, ghostlike, ghastly.
spör, old form of spörjer, learn, hear.
spörja (sporde, sport), to inquire, ask, question; to learn,
be informed of.
spörjande, inquiring, questioning; puzzling, pondering, meditative.
stackars, poor, pity on, alas for.
stad (staden, städer), city, town.
stadd, being in the act of; engaged in.
stadga (-n), stability, steadiness, firmness;
stadg|a (-an, -ar), statute, rule, regulation, law.
stadg|a (-ade, -at), to steady, fix; to establish; to settle.
stadig, steady, constant, continous, permanent.
stadigt, steadily, constantly.
stadi|um (-et, -er), stage; state, condition.
Staffan, Stephen.
stall (-et, --), stable.
stall(e)dräng (-en, -ar), hostler, groom, stableman.
stam (-men, -mar), stem (of ship); trunk (of tree).
stam|fader (-fadern, -fäder), ancestor.
stammande, stuttering, faltering.
stam|moder (-modern, -mödrar), mother, foremother.
stamp (-et), stamping, beating (of horses' hoofs).
stann|a (-ade, -at), to stop, stay, halt; to remain;
stanna av, to stop, cease.
stark, strong, mighty; firm, substantial.
starklemmad, strong of limb, strong, robust.
stat (-en, -er), state.
station (-en, -er), station.
statskonst (-en), statesmanship.
statsråd (-et, --), councillor of state, king's councillor, cabinet
officer, minister.
statssystem (-et, -- or -er), system of government.
statt (imperative of stå), stand;
Statt upp! Arise!
stav (-en, -ar), staff.
steg (-et, --), step, pace.
stek (-en, -ar), steak.
stek|as (-tes, -ts), to be roasted.
stel, stiff, lifeless, stale, rigid, stern, numb, formal.
stelnad, stagnated.
sten (-en, -ar), stone, rock, pebble.
stepp (-en, -er), steppe.
stift|a (-ade, -at), to enact, pass (a law); to organize, found,
institute.
stig (-en, -ar), path, way, track, trail.
stiga (steg, stigit), to rise, mount; to amount to, aggregate, total;
to step.
stil (-en, -ar), style, manner, order; type.
stilistisk, literary, stylistic.
stilla, still, silent, quiet, calm, peaceful; quietly, calmly,
tranquilly, peacefully, silently.
still|a (-ade, -at), to calm, still, stop, subdue, appease; to relieve,
alleviate, lighten;
stillas, to be stilled; to grow calm.
stillhet (-en), stillness, quietude.
stirr|a (-ade, -at), to stare.
stjäla (stal, stulit), to steal; to go stealthily, sneak; to pilfer,
filch.
stjälp|a (-te, -t), to overturn; to topple over.
stjärn|a (-an, -or), star; order, decoration.
stjärne|natt (-natten, -nätter), starry night.
stjärnerik, starry, star-spangled, studded with stars.
stjärnhim|mel (-meln, -lar), starry heaven, starlit firmament.
stjärnmusik (-en), music of the spheres.
stjärnströdd, studded or beset with stars.
stjärnvalv (-et, --), firmament, starry vault, welkin.
sto (-et, -n), mare.
stock (-en, -ar), stock;
stock och sten or sten och stock, stock and stone.
Stockholmsposten, The Stockholm Post.
stocklat, utterly lazy.
stod (-en, -er), statue, monument; pillar, column.
stoffering (-en, -ar), trimming; rigging; ruching.
stoft (-et), dust, clay, ashes, earth;
i stoftet, prone, prostrate, abjectly.
stoftgrand (-et, --), speck of dust, atom, mote, particle.
stoj (-et), noise, row, hubbub, uproar, tumult.
stoj|a (-ade, -at), to make a noise; to be noisy, boisterous;
to cause a disturbance.
stol (-en, -ar), chair, bench, stool, pew.
stolt, proud, elated, haughty.
stoppad, wadded.
stor, great, large, grand.
storhet (-en, -er), greatness, grandeur, vastness, magnitude.
storhetsdröm (-men, -mar), dream of greatness, ambition.
storm (-en, -ar), storm, stress, tempest.
storm|a (-ade, -at), to storm; to rage, bluster, blow.
stor|man (-mannen, -män), great man, notable, celebrity.
storslagen, grand, lofty.
stort, much;
ej stort mer, not much more.
strackl|a (-ade, -at), dial., to wobble, or shift from side to side.
Cf. Sw. streta; Dial. Eng., strackling, giddy, shiftless person.
straff (-et, --), punishment, penalty.
strafflöst, without punishment; with impunity.
stram, stale, stiff, strained.
strand (stranden, stränder), shore, strand; coast.
strand|a (-ade, -at), to run aground, go on the rocks; to be beached,
stranded.
strax, at once, immediately, instantly.
stret|a (-ade, -at), to struggle, stagger on, toil.
strid (-en, -er), strife, struggle, discord, battle, warfare.
strid, violent, strong, coarse.
strida (stred, stridit), to fight, strive, battle, struggle;
strida mot, to oppose; to conflict with.
stridbar, able-bodied, aggressive; warlike, fit for military service.
stridssätt (-et, --), manner or method of fighting, mode of controversy.
strimm|a (-an, -or), streak, beam, ray.
strimm|a (-ade, -at), to beam.
strofbyggnad (-en), verse structure, stanza formation.
strofvis, a stanza in turn, by stanzas.
struken, ironed, smooth.
strunt (-en), sorry old wreck, good for nothing, worthless fellow,
ne'er-do-well.
struv|a (-an, -or), fritter.
stryka (strök, strukit), to strike; to smooth, iron; to cross out.
strål|a (-ade, -at), to beam, shine, blaze.
strålande, beaming, lustrous, radiant.
strål|e (-en, -ar), beam, ray.
strålig, radiant.
sträck|a (-te, -t), to stretch, expand, extend; to augment; to direct.
sträng (-en, -ar), string.
sträng, severe, harsh, hard, onerous, strenuous, heavy, stern,
relentless.
strängad, stringed.
strängalek (-en), minstrelsy.
strängaspel (-et, --), string music; strain from a stringed instrument.
strängt, severely, harshly.
sträv|a (-ade, -at), to strive, struggle, labor, toil,
strävsam, diligent, laborious, irksiome, toilsome;
strävsamt, wearily, diligently.
strö (-dde, -tt), to scatter, strew.
ström (-men, -mar), stream, river.
strömm|a (-ade, -at), to flow, stream, rush.
strömning (-en, -ar), trend, tendency, drift.
ströv|a (-ade, -at), to roam, stray.
strövtåg (-et, --), ramble.
stubb|e (-en, -ar), stump.
student (-en, -er), college graduate; student.
studentexam|en (-en, pl. -ina), college graduation.
studentfan|a (-an, -or), students' flag, college or university flag.
studentfest (-en, -er), celebration, demonstration or festival by
students.
studer|a (-ade, -at), to study.
studerande (-n, --), student.
studieår (-et, --), year of study, school year.
studi|um (-et, -er), study.
stug|a (-an, -or), cottage, dwelling; living room.
stum, dumb, mute, silent.
stumhet (-en), silence, dumbness.
stund (-en, -er), moment, hour, while.
stundom, at times, sometimes, now and then.
stup|a (-ade, -at), to fall, die (in battle).
stut (-en, -ar), steer.
styck|a (-ade, -at), to apportion, divide, partition.
stygg, evil, grewsome.
styng (-et, --), stitch.
Styx (Stygen), Styx, the River of Death.
styrk|a (-an, -or), strength, force, power, might; pl., military forces.
styrk|a (-te, -t), to strengthen, reinforce, brace.
stå (stod, stått), to stand; to be; to take place; to stand still;
to be stagnant.
stål (-et), steel.
stånd (-et, --), standing, order, condition, state, effect;
komma till stånd, to be accomplished, effected, realized, completed,
established; to take place; to go into effect.
ståndaktighet (-en), constancy, steadfastness, firmness.
ståndpunkt (-en, -er), standpoint, point of view.
ståtlig, stately, splendid, excellent; pompous, grand, grandiloquent,
lofty.
ståtlighet (-en, -er), pomp, display, parade, splendor, show.
städad, neat, prim, proper, decent.
stads, städse, always, ever, constantly, continually.
ställ|a (-de, -t), to place, put; to raise;
ställa sig, to stand, take a position;
ställa till (tillställa), to arrange, contrive, plan.
ställning (-en, -ar), position, attitude; place, situation.
stämd, keyed, attuned.
stämm|a (-an, -or), voice, tone.
stämning (-en, -ar), tone, atmosphere, mood; temper.
stämningsfullhet (-en), sentimentality.
stämp|el (-eln, -lar), stamp, mark, impress.
stämpling (-en, -ar), usually pl., plot, intrigues, conspiracy;
sg., stamping, marking.
ständig, constant, perpetual, continuous, permanent.
ständigt, always, ever, constantly.
stäng|a (-de, -t), to shut, close, lock, bar.
stängs|el (-let, --), enclosure.
stänk (-et, --), spray, splash.
stäv (-en, -ar), prow.
stöd (-et, --), support, prop, stay.
stödd, leaning, supported.
stö|dja (-dde, -tt), to support, brace;
stödja sig, to lean, depend.
stök (-et), stir, bustle.
stör|a (-de, -t), to disturb, annoy; to interfere with; to interrupt.
stört|a (-ade, -at), to throw (down); to precipitate; to thrust;
to rush, leap, bound; to fall, tumble.
stöt|a (-te, -t), to push; to stamp, so as to be hard to ride
(as horses);
stöta fram, to utter forcibly;
stöta i basun, to blow the trumpet.
subjektiv, subjective.
subjektivitet (-en), subjectiveness, subjectivity.
sublim, sublime.
suck (-en, -ar), sigh, breath.
suck|a (-ade, -at), to sigh, sough; to long, yearn.
suckan, sighing, agony.
suga (sög, sugit), to suck, draw.
suggestiv, suggestive,
summ|a (-an, -or), sum.
sund, sound, healthy.
sundhet (-en), health; soundness.
supplikant (-en, -er), supplicant, applicant, suppliant.
surr|a (-ade, -at), to hum, whir, buzz.
surögd, blear-eyed, dimsighted.
sus (-et), murmur, rustle, whisper, moan, wail, whir, whistle, whiz.
sus|a (-ade, -at), to blow; to moan, murmur, sough, whisper; to rush.
suveränitet (-en), sovereignty.
svag, weak, feeble; svagt, scantily, meagerly.
svaghet (-en, -er), weakness, frailty, shortcoming.
sval, cool.
sval|a (-an, -or), swallow, marten.
svala (svalka), to cool.
svalbo (-et, -n), swallow's nest.
svalka (-n), coolness.
svalk|a (-ade, -at), to cool;
svalkas, to turn cool; to grow cool;
då dagen svalkas, at the approach of evening, at eventide.
svall (-et), surge, roar, rush.
svallande, surging, tossing.
svan (-en, -ar, -er, -or), swan.
svans (-en, -ar), tail.
Svanvit, lit., Swanwhite, a mythical character recurring in romantic
poetry;
svanvit, white as swan's-down.
svar (-et, --), answer, reply, response; solution.
svar|a (-ade, -at), to answer, respond; to echo.
svart, black, dark.
svartalf (-en, -er), dark elf.
svarv|a (-ade, -at), to turn; to mold, shape, form.
Svea, traditional and poetic name for Sweden.
svedenborgsk, Swedenborgian.
svek (-et, --), perfidy, treachery, deceit.
sven (-nen, -ner), swain, lad, boy.
svensk (-en, -ar), Swede.
svensk, Swedish.
svenska (-n), Swedish, the Swedish language.
svensk|a (-an, -or), Swedish girl or woman.
svep|a (-te, -t), to wrap.
Sverge, (Sverige), Sweden.
svett (-en), sweat, perspiration.
svida (sved, svidit), to smart, pain, hurt, ache.
svika (svek, svikit), to betray, disappoint; to fall short of; to fail.
svin (-et, --), hog, swine, pig.
sving|a (-ade, -at), to hover.
svinna (svann, svunnit), to disappear, pass;
poet. for försvinna.
svåg|er (-ern, -rar), brother in-law.
svår, heavy, severe, burdensome, difficult, painful, bad, ill.
svårighet (-en, -er), difficulty, hardship.
svårmod (-et), melancholy.
svårmodslut|a (-an, -or), lute of melancholy.
svårt, difficult, hard.
svårtillgänglig, difficult of access, inaccessible.
svälja (sväljde or svalde, svalt), to swallow; to gulp down.
sväll|a (-de, -t), to swell, expand.
svält (-en), starvation, hunger, famine.
sväl|ta (-te, -t; svalt, svultit), to starve, famish.
sväng|a (-de, -t), to swing, revolve;
svänga sig, to bustle around; to flaunt oneself.
svärd (-et, --), sword.
svärja, svära (svor, svurit), to swear, curse; to take oath.
svärm|a (-ade, -at), to play, swarm; to muse, dream; to give free reins
to one's fancy.
svärmare (-n, --), visionary, fanatic, dreamer.
svärmisk, romantic, dreamy, fanciful, extravagant, visionary, fanatical,
whimsical.
sväv|a (-ade, -at), to hover, soar, float, flit, flutter, hang;
to glide; to fluctuate, waver.
sydlig, southern, southerly.
syft|a (-ade, -at), to aim at; to aspire to; to strive for;
to have reference to.
symaskin (-en, -er), sewing machine.
sympati (-en, -er), sympathy.
syn (-en, -er), sight, view, apparition; vision, eyesight.
syn|a (-ade, -at), to examine, view; to search for.
syn|as (-tes, -ts), to be visible, seen; to come into view, appear;
to seem.
synd (-en, -er), sin, offence, trespass, iniquity, evil.
syndig, sinful.
synnerligen, particularly, very, notably, highly, peculiarly.
syskon, brothers and sisters.
syskonring (-en, -ar), circle of brothers and sisters, family circle.
syssl|a (-an, -or), office, position; task, duty, work, charge,
business; house work, chores.
syssl|a (-ade, -at), to be busy, occupied, absorbed; to be at work.
syst|er (-ern, -rar), sister.
så, so, thus; then;
så ... som, as well ... as.
så (-dde, -tt), to sow, plant, scatter.
sådan, such.
sålunda, thus.
sång (-en, -er), song, lay, chant; poem; poetry.
sångare (-n, --), singer, poet, bard.
sångardrag (-et, --), mark of the singer, stamp of the poet.
sångar|fader (-fadern, -fäder), father of song, ancient singer,
poet of a former period.
sångargratie (-n, -r), Muse.
sångargud (-en, -ar), god of song.
sångarkung (-en, -ar), king of singers, poets; bard supreme; chief poet.
sångarrad (-en, -er), array of singers.
sångarskol|a (-an, -or), literary school.
sångartemp|el (-let, --), hall of song.
sångartid (-en, -er), epoch of song, literary period.
sangarund|er (-ret, --), wonders of song.
sånggudinn|a (-an, -or), Muse.
sångmö (-n, -r), Muse.
sår (-et, --), sore, wound, pain, injury.
sår|a (-ade, -at), to wound; to inflict pain; to aggrieve, injure, hurt.
såsom, as, like, thus, for instance.
såväl, as well, both,
såväl ... som, as well ... as, both ... and.
säck (-en, -ar), sack, bag.
säd (-en), seed, grain.
säga (sade, sagt), to say, speak; to pronounce.
säg|en (-nen, -ner), legend, tale, fairy tale.
säker, safe, sure, secure, certain.
säkerligen, surely, undoubtedly, indeed.
säkert, securely; certainly, indeed;
helt säkert, doubtless.
sälja (sålde, sålt), to sell; to barter.
säll, happy, blessed.
sällan, seldom, rarely.
sällhet (-en), happiness, joy, bliss, felicity.
sällskap (-et, --), fellowship, companionship, company; society.
sällskapsdam (-en, -er), lady companion.
sällskapsliv (-et), social life, society.
sällskapstvång (-et), conventionality.
sällspord, rare, exceptional, unusual, signal, uncommon, extraordinary.
sällsynt, rare, uncommon, exceptional, unusual.
sämre, worse.
sän|da (-de, -t), to send.
sändebud (-et, --), messenger.
säng (-en, -ar), bed;
till sängs, abed, in bed, to bed;
gå till sängs, to go to bed, retire.
sänk|a (-te, -t), to lower; to sink; to steep; to subdue, soften,
silence (a voice, sound);
sänka fanan, to present the flag.
särskild, particular, special, distinct;
särskilt, especially.
särskil|ja (-de, -t), to distinguish.
sätt (-et, --), manner, wise; habit.
sätta (satte, satt), to set, put, place;
sätta ord till, furnish text for;
sätta sig, to sit down.
säv (-en), reed, rush, sedge.
sävligt, leisurely, slowly, lazily.
söder, south, southward;
på Söder, on the south side in Stockholm;
mot söder, to or toward the south, southward;
södern, the South.
sök|a (-te, -t), to seek, reach; to try, attempt, endeavor;
sökt, sought for.
sökande (-t), searching, research, investigation.
söl|a (-ade, -at), to delay; to fall behind.
söm (-men, -mar), seam.
sömn (-en), sleep;
till sömns, to sleep;
i sömn, asleep.
sömnigt, sleepily.
sömnsjuk, drowsy, lethargic.
sönder, asunder, to pieces; broken.
sönderbrusten, riven, torn.
sönderbruten, broken, shattered.
söndersprungen, broken, shattered, sundered.
sörj|a (-de, -t), to mourn, sorrow, grieve; to bemoan;
sörja för, to care for; to take trouble or pains for;
to have charge of.
söt, sweet;
sova sött, to sleep peacefully.
söv|a (-de, -t), to lull to rest, put to sleep; to silence.