gnälla

== Swedish == === Etymology === Unknown. Arguably onomatopoeic. Arguably related to Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną (“to rub”). Compare Danish gnælde, Icelandic gnella (“to scream”), Norwegian Nynorsk gnella, Old Norse gnǫllra (“to howl, to bark”). === Verb === gnälla (present gnäller, preterite gnällde, supine gnällt, imperative gnäll) to whinge, to whine, to nag, to complain incessantly about minor issues to squeak; make a sound as from rusty hinges ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== gnäll === References === “gnälla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gnälla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gnälla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) gnälla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)