fjädra

== Swedish == === Etymology 1 === fjäder (“spring”) +‎ -a ==== Verb ==== fjädra (present fjädrar, preterite fjädrade, supine fjädrat, imperative fjädra) to softly flex (elastically) under pressure (of or similar to a (set of) spring(s)) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== fjädring === Etymology 2 === fjäder (“feather”) +‎ -a ==== Verb ==== fjädra (present fjädrar, preterite fjädrade, supine fjädrat, imperative fjädra) (reflexive) to feather (grow feathers, of a bird or the like) (reflexive, figuratively) to show off ===== Conjugation ===== === References === “fjädra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “fjädra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “fjädra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)