Svensk diktning II Selections from Swedish Poets with Brief Monographies
Part 16
T.
tack (-et or -en), thanks, gratitude. tack|a (-an, -or), sheep (female); ewe. tacksam, thankful, grateful. tadelpil (-en, -ar), arrow or shaft of blame, censure; caviling, faultfinding. tag (-et, --), hold, grasp. taga (tog, tagit), to take; to assume; to earn, acquire; to pass (in a test); taga graden, to be promoted; taga livet av sig, to take one's own life, to commit suicide; taga i anspråk, to occupy; to claim, demand, lay claim to. tagg (-en, -ar), thorn, spine. tak (-et, --), roof; ceiling. taklist (-en, -er), eaves. takt (-en, -er), beat; slå takt, beat time; slå i takt med, beat or throb in unison with, in sympathy with. tal (-et, --), number; -talet, as åttiotalet, 1840-talet, the eighties, the forties of the last century. tal (-et, --), speech, address; conversation. talangfull, talented, accomplished. talarstol (-en, -ar), platform. tale|man (-mannen, -män), spokesman. talgljus (-et, --), tallow candle. Talia, Thalia, Muse of comedy and bucolic poetry. Talis Qualis, pen name of K.V.A. Strandberg. tall (-en, -ar), pine. tallrik (-en, -ar), plate. talmansbord (-et, --), speaker's desk, chairman's table. tamburin (-en, -er), tambourine. tand (-en, tänder), tooth; tändren, archaic def. pl. for tänderna. tank|e (-en, -ar), thought, idea; reflection, mind, conception, notion; reason; meditation. tankefrihet (-en), freedom of thought. tankeinnehåll (-et), content, thought content. tankeklarhet (-en), clearness of thought, clear thinking. tankerik, full of thought, pregnant, profound. tankespel (-et, --), play of fancy, reveries, contemplations. tankfull, thoughtful, pensive. tapper, brave, valiant, heroic, courageous. tarv|a (-ade, -at), to need; det tarvas, it behooves, there is need of. tass (-en, -ar), paw. tavl|a (-an, -or), picture, view, prospect; tablet. te (-dde, -tt), to appear; to manifest, disclose. teck|en (-net, --), sign, symbol, mark, token. teckn|a (-ade, -at), to sketch, write; to give a sign; teckna upp (uppteckna), to note, jot down, record. teckning (-en, -ar), figure, image, picture, drawing. teknisk, technical. Temistokles, Themistocles, Athenian general and statesman. temp|el (-let, --), temple, fane, shrine. tempelkull|e (-en, -ar), templed hill. tempelsmyckad, adorned with or surrounded by temples. tenor (-en, -er), tenor. terrin (-en, -er), terrine, tureen. t. ex. (till exempel), for example, for instance. text (-en, -er), text. text|a (-ade, -at), to write text-hand, to engross. then, old Sw. for den, the. tid (-en, -er), time, period, times, age, era. tidevarv (-et, --), age, epoch, period. tidig, early. tidigt, early. tidning (-en, -ar), newspaper, journal, periodical. tidsfördriv (-et, --), pastime, pleasure, recreation. tidskrift (-en, -er), periodical; journal; magazine. tidsödande, wasteful, time-killing. tidtals, at times, at intervals. tiga (teg, tegat), to be silent; to keep quiet; to keep one's peace; to stop speaking; tiga stilla, to keep quiet; to maintain silence. tiggare (-n, --), beggar, mendicant. tilj|a (-an, -or), board. till, to, into, of, for, unto, as to, toward; till dess, until; till och med, even; to and including. tillbaka, back, backward. tillbakadragenhet (-en), retirement. till|be, till|bedja (-bad, bett, -bedit), to adore, worship. tilldragelse (-n, -r), episode, event, occasion. tillfreds, satisfied. tillfredsställ|a (-de, -t), to satisfy. tillfredsställande, adequate, satisfactory. tillfyllest, fully, adequately, sufficiently, enough. tillfälle (-t, -n), opportunity, chance, occasion, event. tillfällig, temporary, accidental. tillförsikt (-en), assurance, confidence. till|gå (-gick, -gått), to transpire, happen. tillhopa, together. tillhör|a (-de, -t), höra till, to belong to; to be part of or member of; to appertain to. tillit (-en), confidence, trust, assurance. tillkämp|a (-ade, -at) sig, to acquire, earn; to fight or strive for. tillreds, prepared, ready. tillräcklig, sufficient, ample. tills, until. tillsamman(s), together. tillsats (-en, -er), admixture, addition, ingredient. tillslutning (-en), participation, attendance. tilltagande, increasing, ag-gravated. tilltalande, appealing, attractive, sympathetic. tillträ|da (-dde, -tt), to enter upon; to accept, assume. til|lägga (-lade, -lagt), to add, subjoin. timm|a or -e (-an, -en, -ar), hour. ting, (-et, --), thing, object; tingen, creation. ting, thing, court; Svea ting, the national thing or assembly of the Svea realm. tinn|e (-en, -ar), pinnacle. tinning (-en, -ar), temple, forehead. tio, ten. tionde (-t, -n), tithe, tenth. tiotal (-et), decade. Tiresias, a seer of ancient Thebes, struck blind by the goddess Athena. tist|el (-eln, -lar), thistle. tit|el (-eln, -lar), title, caption, heading. titt|a (-ade, -at), to peer, look, pry, leer. tjock, thick, dense. tjugo, tjugu, twenty; sometimes tjuge. tjugoett, twenty-one. tjugonde, twentieth. tjugoårig, twenty years old. tjugosexårig, twenty-six years old; at the age of twenty-six. tjus|a (-ade, -at; -te, -t), to charm, enchant, enrapture, captivate, delight. tjuv (-en, -ar), thief. tjäll (-et, --), dwelling, hut, cot; tent. tjän|a (-ade, -at; -te, -t), to serve; to work out (as a servant). tjänare (-n, --), servant. tjänlig, serviceable, useful, fitting. tjänst (-en, -er), service. tjänste|man (-mannen, -män), official. tjänst|göra (-gjorde, -gjort), to serve; to hold office. tjärn (-en, -ar), tarn, woodland pool. toft (-en, -er), thwart. tok (-en, -ar), fool, dolt, idiot, dunce. tolk (-en, -ar), interpreter. tolk|a (-ade, -at), to interpret, render, translate; to explain. tolv, twelve. tom, empty, vacant. tomhet (-en), emptiness, void, vacancy. tomt|e (-en, -ar), brownie. tomtegubb|e (-en, -ar), brownie. ton (-en, -er), tone, note, sound, tune; song; taste, style, trend; god ton, good taste, propriety. ton|a (-ade, -at), to sound. tonkonst (-en), musical composition, art of music. tonvärld (-en, -ar), world of tone, music. topp (-en, -ar), top, crown (of a tree); summit. torde (tör), might. torftig, frugal, simple, plain; needy, indigent, scanty; i torftiga omständigheter, in narrow circumstances; in need. torg (-et, --), market square, public square. tork|a (-ade, -at), to dry; to wipe. torn (-et, --), tower, steeple. torr, dry. trakt (-en, -er), region, locality, place, neighborhood. trall (-en, -ar), simple tune, ditty, refrain, falderal. tramp (-et), tramping, stamping (as of horses). tramp|a (-ade, -at), to tread, trample. tran|a (-an, -or), crane. trapp|a (-an, -or), stair, stairway, doorsteps. trasig, ragged. trast (-en, -ar), thrush. trav|e (-en, -ar), heap, pile; stack, shock. tre, three. trefalt, threefold, thrice. trettio (tretti), thirty. tretton, thirteen. tripp|a (-ade, -at), to trip; to move lightly about. triv|as (-des, -ts), to thrive, be comfortable; to fare well. tro (-n), trust, faith, belief, conviction. tro (-dde, -tt), to believe, trust, fancy, imagine, think. trofast, faithful, constant. trog|en (-et, -na), faithful; troget, faithfully, constantly; trogna, believers. trohet (-en), faithfulness, constancy, fidelity, loyalty. troll (-et, --), trull, hag, goblin, ogre. trollstav (-en, -ar), magic rod. trolov|a (-ade, -at), to plight troth; to engage oneself or became engaged; to affiance. trolovningstid (-en, -er), time of plighting troth; period of betrothal. trolös, faithless, treacherous. tron (-en, -er), throne. tropp, trupp (-en, -ar, -er), troop. trots, despite, in spite of. trugning (-en, -ar), urging, insistent offer. trumm|a (-an, -or), drum. trummare (-n, --), drummer. trumpen, surly, moody, sullen, disconsolate. tryck|a (-te, -t), to press; to impress, imprint; to print. tryckande, oppressive, heavy, pressing. tryckfrihetsåtal (-et, --), indictment under the press law; action for libel. trygg, safe, secure; tranquil, cool. trygg|a (-ade, -at), to secure; to make safe; tryggad, comfortable. tryta (tröt, trutit), to fall short; to be lacking; to want. trå (-dde, -tt), to yearn; trås, to be coveted; commonly, åtrå, åtrås. trån|a (-ade, -at), to yearn. trånad (-en), longing, yearning. trång, narrow, strait, limited; cramped, crowded; small. trångmål (-et, --), distress, straits, dire necessity. trånsjuk, pensive, languid, melancholy. träd (-et, -- or trän), tree. trä|da (-dde, -tt), to step, tread, walk, go, pass; träda fram, to step forth, to advance. trä|da (-dde, -tt), to thread. trädgård (-en, -ar), garden, orchard. träff|a (-ade, -at), to strike; to hit upon; to find by chance; to meet; to befall. träffande, striking. trägen, diligent, intense; absorbing; steady. träl (-en, -ar), slave, thrall. träldom (-en), slavery, servitude. träldomsok (-et, --), yoke of servitude. träng|a (-de, -t), to force, press, push; tränga genom, to penetrate. träng|as (-des, -ts), to crowd; to jostle one another. trängtja (-ade, -at), to yearn, long; to seek anxiously. trängtan, yearning, aspiration, fervid longing. trög, slow, tardy, dull, heavy, backward, listless; sluggish, lax, slack, lazy. trögväxt, of slow growth. trösk|el (-eln, -lar), threshold. tröst|a (-ade, -at), to comfort, console. tröstersk|a (-an, -or), comforter. tröstlig, comforting. trött, tried, weary, exhausted. trött|a (-ade, -at), to weary; to make tired. tröttande, tiring, tiresome, wearisome. tu, two; i tu or itu, in two, asunder. tukt (-en), discipline. tuktan, punishment, chastisement. tuml|a (-ade, -at), to tumble, gambol, play, frolic, frisk; to fall; tumla sig, to roll around. tumm|a (-ade, -at), to thumb, finger, handle. tung, heavy, irksome, arduous, laborious; cumbersome, unwieldy, uncouth; severe. tung|a (-an, -or), tongue, speech, language. tungomål (-et, ---), speech, tongue, language. tungsint, melancholy, gloomy. tungt, heavily, deeply, profoundly. tupp (-en, -ar), cockerel, rooster. turturduva (-an, -or), turtledove. turturfjäd|er (-ern, -rar), feather of the turtledove. tusen, tusen|de (-det, -- or -den), thousand. tusenskön|a (-an, -or), daisy (bellis perennis); English daisy; also tusenskön. tusental (-et, --), thousand; tusentals (människor), thousands. tusenårig, a thousand years old, millennial. tuv|a (-an, -or), turf, sod, little knoll. tvekan, hesitation; doubt, misgiving. tvenne, two, twain. tvin|a (-ade, -at), to fade, pale, wither; to grow wan. tvungen, compelled, forced. två, two. två (tvådde, tvagit or tvått), to wash, cleanse. tvång (-et), restraint, check, trammel, stress, compulsion, coercion, constraint, pressure. tvätt|a (-ade, -at), to wash, lave; to cleanse. ty, for, therefore. tyck|a (-te, -t), to think; to opine; to argue; to say, as, tyckte de, said they. tyck|as (-tes, -te), to seem, appear. tydlig, plain, evident, manifest, clear. tyg|el (-eln, -lar), rein, check, bridle, curb. tygl|a (-ade, -at), to bridle, curb; to control, direct. tympanon, tympanum, tympanon, ancient Greek kettledrum. tyn|a (-ade, -at), to wane; to go out (as a light). typ (-en, -er), type, exemplar. tyrteisk, Tyrtæan, in the manner of Tyrtæus, a martial and patriotic poet of Sparta. tyska (-n), German, the German language. Tyskland, Germany. tyst, quiet, silent, unobtrusive; i det tysta, in obscurity, in private. tysthet (-en), silence, quietude. tystn|a (-ade, -at), to grow silent; to be silenced, become mute. tystnad (-en), silence. tyvärr, unfortunately, alas. tå (-n, -r), toe; på tå, on tip-toe. tål|a (-de, -t), to brook; to endure, tolerate, suffer, bear, stand; to put up with. tålamod (-et), patience. tår (-en, -ar), tear. tårad, tearful. tårt|a (-an, -or), cake, tart. täck, pretty, handsome, fair, sweet. täck|as (-tes, -ts), to deign, condescend. täckhet (-en), charm, sweetness, prettiness, daintiness, beauty. tälj|a (-de, -t, talde, talt), to tell, recount; to count. tälj|a (-de, -t), to cut, whittle. tält (-et, --), tent, shelter. tän|da (-de, -t), to kindle, light, ignite; to inflame. tänk|a (-te, -t), to think; to suppose, imagine, fancy. tänkare (-n, --), thinker; philosopher. tär|a (-de, -t), to consume; to prey on; to corrode. tärn|a (-an, -or), maiden, lass, lassie, maid. tärningskast (-et, --), throw of dice, cast of the die. tät, frequent, repeated; close, dense, thick. tätt, closely. tävling (-en, -ar), competition; contest, rivalry. töck|en (-net, --), haze, mist. töcknig, hazy, dim, foggy. töl|as (-ades, -ats), provincial for tålas, to stand, tolerate, put up with, have patience with. tölpig, awkward, boorish, churlish. töm (-men, -mar), rein. töm|ma (-de, -t), to empty; to pour (out or forth); to drain, quaff. tör (torde), may, might; aux. v. with the force of perhaps, possibly, maybe. töras (tordes, torts), to dare; to venture. törne (-t, -n), thorn, brier. törnros (-en, -or), rose, brier rose. törst|a (-ade, -at), to thirst. törstig, thirsty.
U.
udd|e (-en, -ar), point, cape, headland. uddig, pointed, incisive, keen, sharp. Ulrik, Ulric. Ulrika, Ulrica. um|bära (-bar, -burit), to do without, dispense with. umgänge (-t), associates, circle of friends. undangömd, secluded, hidden, sequestered, obscure; concealed. undantag (-et, --), exception. undantagsvis, exceptionally, occasionally, sporadically, in rare instances. und|er (-ret, --), wonder, miracle. under, under, beneath. underbar, marvelous, wonderful, miraculous. underdån-hjärtligt, humbly, cordially. underdånig, humble, submissive. undergivenhet (-en), submission, humility, resignation. underjord (-en), lower regions, abyss, inferno. underkuvad, conquered, subject. underlig, peculiar. underrättelse (-n, -r), notice, information. underskön, exquisite, beautiful beyond conception. understundom (stundom), sometimes, now and then, occasionally. undersåt|e (-en, -ar), subject. undervisning (-en), instruction, tutoring. undervisningsfond (-en, -er), education fund. undr|a (-ade, -at), to wonder, marvel. ung, young; tender. ungdom (-en, -ar), youth. ungdomlig, youthful. ungdomsbrunn (-en, -ar), wellspring of youth. ungdomsfrisk, youthful, exuberant. ungdomsglädje (-n), joy of youth, youthful pleasure. ungdomshopp (-et), youthful hope, ambition. ungdomsvän (-nen, -ner), friends of one's youth, childhood friends. ungdomsälskade, sweetheart from youth. ung|e (-en, -ar), youngster, urchin; young (ones). ungefär, about, approximately, thereabout, nearly. ungmö (-n, -r), maiden. universitet (-et, --), university. universitetsstudi|um (-et, -er), university study or course. unn|a (-ade, -at), to grant, allow, concede. uns (-et, --), ounce. upp (opp), up, upward. uppbloss|a (-ade, -at), to flare up; to break out (of fire). uppbrott (-et, --), departure, decampment. uppburen, esteemed, honored, exalted. uppbåd (-et, --), call; spec., call to arms. uppe|hålla (-höll, -hållit), to maintain, support; uppehålla sig, to stay, remain. uppehälle (-t), support, livelihood, living. uppenbar|a (-ade, -at), to manifest, show. uppfattning (-en, -ar), conception; understanding. uppfostran, education, bringing up, breeding, rearing. uppfrisk|a (-ade, -at), to refresh, revivify, quicken, enliven. uppfylld, filled. upp|giva (-gav, -givit), to give up, surrender; to state; to allege. upphäv|a (-de, -t), to annul, cancel, rescind. upphöj|a (-de, -t), to exalt, elevate, raise. upphör|a (-de, -t), to close, stop, discontinue, quit, leave off. upplysningsfilosofi (-en), philosophy of the Era of Illumination. upplysningstid (-en), Era of Illumination. upplysningstidevarv (-et, --), Era of Illumination. upplös|a (-te, -t), to dissolve, transform, change. uppmuntran, encouragement. uppmärksam, attentive, alert; cognizant; bliva uppmärksam (-mad) på, to have one's attention called to; to take notice of; to be cognizant of. uppmärksamhet (-en), attention, notice. uppnå (-dde, -tt), to attain, reach, realize; to gain. upprep|a (-ade, -at), to repeat, recount; rarely, repa upp. upprätt, upright; staunch. uppsats (-en, -er), essay, article. uppskatt|a (-ade, -at), to value, appreciate. upp|skjuta (-sköt, -skjutit), to postpone, defer, put off; to delay. uppsluppen, hilarious, good-natured, jolly. upp|stå (-stod, -stått), to rise, arise. uppsyn (-en), visage, face, features. upp|taga (-tog, -tagit), to adopt, take up; to occupy; to absorb. uppteckn|a (-ade, -at), to make note of, jot down, record. uppträ|da (-dde, -tt), to appear; uppträda för, to stand up for; to champion; uppträda emot, to oppose, combat. upptäck|a (-te, -t), to discover, disclose. uppvakt|a (-ade, -at), to wait upon, pay one's respects; to regard. uppväck|a (-te, -t), to awaken. uppväx|a (-te, -t), to grow up. uppå (på), upon, in. uppåt, up, upward; up toward. ur, from, out of. urbild (-en, -er), pattern, model, original, archetype. urliv (-et), primitive life. urn|a (-an, -or), urn. ursprunglig, original. ursprungligen, originally, primarily. usel, wretched, poor, unfortunate, worthless, squalid, pitiful, miserable. ut, out; to the end. utan, without, destitute of; but. utarbet|a (-ade, -at), to work out, execute, perform; utarbetad, finished, accomplished. utarbetande (-t), execution, working out. utarbetning (-en), execution. utav, of, from, off. utbild|a (-ade, -at), to develop. utbre|da (-dde, -tt), to spread out, extend. utbrott (-et, --), outburst. ut|bryta (-bröt, -brutit), to break out, ensue. utbränd, burnt out, consumed by fire. utdrag (-et, --), extract, excerpt, summary. ute, outside, without. ute|sluta (-slöt, -slutit), to exclude, eliminate. ut|falla (-föll, -fallit), to result. utför|a (-de, -t), to accomplish, achieve, carry out, complete. utförande (-et), execution, performance. utgammal, superannuated. ut|giva (-gav, -givit), to publish; to cause to be published. utgivare (-n, --), publisher. utgång (-en), outcome, result. utgången, issued. Utgård, the realm of giants in Norse mythology. ut|göra (-gjorde, -gjort), to consist of, make up, amount to, constitute; utgöras av, to consist in. uti, in, within. ut|komma (-kom, -kommit), to be published, or issued; to come out. utkomst (-en), livelihood, support. utlandet, foreign parts; i, till utlandet, abroad. utländsk, foreign, outlandish. utmanande, challenging, pugnacions. utmärk|a (-te, -t) sig, to be characterized; to be distinguished; to distinguish oneself; utmärka sig för, to be characterized by. utmärkande, distinctive, characteristic. utmärkelse (-n, -r), distinction, honors. utnämn|a (-de, -t), to name, appoint. utnämning (-en, -ar), appointment. utnöt|a (-te, -t), to wear out. utom, beside, besides, in addition, except. utomordentlig, extraordinary, exceptional. utomordentligt, extraordinarily, especially, exceptionally. utpräglad, pronounced, striking, salient, marked, remarkable; decided, distinct. utrikesdepartement (-et), foreign department. utrymd, vacated, empty. ut|se (-såg, -sett), to appoint, select, designate; to elect. utsikt (-en, -er), view, prospect. utsätta (-satte, -satt), to expose; to subject; to put, place. uttal|a (-ade, -at), to express, utter, pronounce. uttryck (-et, --), expression, utterance; phrase, word. uttrycksmed|el (-let, --), means or vehicle of expression. uttröttad, weary, tired. utur, of, out of, from. utvald, select, choice, delicious. utvandr|a (-ade, -at), to emigrate. utveckl|a (-ade, -at), to explain; to evince, display; to develop. utveckling (-en), development. utvecklingsmöjlighet (-en, -er), generally pl., possibilities; chance for development. utöv|a (-ade, -at), to exert; to exercise. utöver, over, of, more than, above; across, athwart; beyond. uv (-en, -ar), great-owl, great horned owl.
V.