idissla

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish edizla, idhisla. The first part of the word is derived from the Old Swedish particle ið- denoting a repeated action also found in eda and idra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *idi, and cognate to English ed- (cf. eddish). The second part of the word is a derivation of the equivalent of äta (< Proto-Germanic *etaną) and the Proto-Germanic repetitive suffix *-lōną, with a subsequent development -tl- > -ssl, also found in nässla and vassle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²iːdˌɪsla/ === Verb === idissla (present idisslar, preterite idisslade, supine idisslat, imperative idissla) to ruminate, chew cud (figuratively) to extend excessively, to drag out the treatment of something ==== Conjugation ==== ==== See also ==== idisslare (“a ruminant”) === References === “idissla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “idissla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)