syssla

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish sȳsla, from Old Norse sýsla, from Proto-Germanic *seuhslō. === Noun === syssla c something (productive) one (often regularly) does; an occupation (in the more general, not-necessarily-job sense), a chore, a task, etc. 1529, Martin Luther, The Small Catechism, Table of Duties: For All in Common. När var och en sin syssla sköter, då går det väl, vad än oss möter. Let each his lesson learn with care, And all the household well shall fare. (dated) a profession, an employment ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== bisyssla sysselsätta sysselsättning sysslolös syssloman ==== See also ==== bestyr göra === Verb === syssla (present sysslar, preterite sysslade, supine sysslat, imperative syssla) to be engaged (with something, as an activity – "do" something), to occupy oneself (with something, in the broad sense, like above) to do (something) to be involved (when sounding better than engaged as a translation) ==== Usage notes ==== Closer to do than engaged or involved in tone. Everyday word. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== See also ==== göra ägna === References === “syssla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “syssla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “syssla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)