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Words of the Wonderful Adventures of Nils · 605 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

la

laid; lay down; noticed 74 times

lade, ler, lades

verb, past, indicative, active; verb, present, indicative, active; verb, past, indicative, passive

"lade han märke till" is the fixed idiom lägga märke till ("to notice"), not literal "laid".

laga

to see to it; get; laid out 20 times

laga, lagt, lagade, lagda

verb, active, infinitive; verb, active, supine; adjective, nominative, plural

Mistagged as an adjective; covers two distinct past participles, 'lagda' (laid, from 'lägga') and 'lagade' (repaired, from 'laga').

laggkärl

the wooden vessels; wooden vessels 3 times

laggkärlen, laggkärl

noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, common gender, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, plural

Laggkärl are vessels made from joined wooden staves.

land

land; countries; country's 292 times

land, landet, länder, landets

noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, plural; noun, genitive, neuter, singular

One example uses land nautically to mean "shore" rather than "country".

lappgubb

old Lapp man; the old Lapp; the Lapp men 9 times

lappgubben, lappgubbarna, lappgubbens

noun, nominative, common gender, singular; noun, nominative, neuter, plural; noun, nominative, common gender, plural

Dated period ethnonym for a Sámi man, kept as historical vocabulary.

lägenhet

circumstances once

lägenhet

In the older phrase efter råd och lägenhet, lägenhet means circumstances or opportunity.

lägge

is laid once

lägges

Lägges is the older full passive form of modern läggs.

lämna

left; leave; leaves 91 times

lämnat, lämnade, lämna, lämnar, lämnad, lämnades, lämnats

verb, active, supine; verb, past, indicative, active; verb, active, infinitive

länsa

scud away once

länsa

The nautical phrase länsa undan means to run or scud before the wind.

lärd

learned; taught; most learned 4 times

lärd, lärdaste

noun, nominative, common gender, singular; adjective, nominative, superlative

Mistagged as a noun; two distinct lemmas collide here — the adjective 'lärd' (learned, erudite) and the past participle of the verb 'lära' (to teach) in constructions like 'lärd att göra ngt' (taught/trained to do something). Example ch-p 'Jag är lärd att vara rädd' means 'I've been taught to be afraid', not 'I am learned'.

läsbarn

the catechumens once

läsbarnen

Läsbarn is an older term for children receiving confirmation instruction.

lätt

easy; easily; light 89 times

lätt, lätta, lättare, lättast

adjective, nominative, neuter, singular; adverb; adjective, nominative, common gender, singular

ch01-p14 'ett lätt buller' renders as 'a faint noise' in the translation, a distinct sense from weight/air-lightness or ease.

låg

low; lay; lower 97 times

låg, låga, lågt, lägre, lägsta

adjective, nominative, common gender, singular; adjective, nominative, plural; verb, past, indicative, active

låga

flames; flame; blazed 9 times

lågor, lågan, lågade, Lågan

noun, nominative, common gender, plural; noun, nominative, common gender, singular; adjective, nominative, plural

The surface lågade is a past-tense verb, despite the parser's adjective label.

lågo

lay 102 times

lågo

noun, nominative, common gender, plural; adjective, nominative, comparative; noun, nominative, common gender, singular

Past plural of 'ligga' (to lie); mistagged as a noun. Lemma should be 'ligga'.

lång

long; longer; tall 226 times

långa, lång, längre, långt

adjective, nominative, common gender, singular; adjective, nominative, plural; adjective, nominative, singular

Comparative adverb forms of 'lång' (long); English rendering shifts between spatial 'far/further' and temporal 'longer' depending on context.

långlig

very long once

långliga

Långliga is an older emphatic form meaning ‘very long.’

långt

far; long 178 times

långt

adverb; adjective, nominative, neuter, singular

Both examples ('for fram ett långt stycke' = 'sped along a long stretch', 'tog ett långt hopp' = 'took a long leap') mean 'long' (length), not 'far' (distance).

låsa

locked; unlock 4 times

låst, låser

adjective, nominative, common gender, singular; verb, present, indicative, active

Mistagged as an adjective; 'låst' is the past participle of 'låsa' (to lock).

låta

to let; let; sends 145 times

låta, Låt, låter, låtit, låt

verb, active, infinitive; verb, imperative, active; verb, present, indicative, active

led

rank; suffered; joint 28 times

led, leden

noun, nominative, neuter, singular; noun, nominative, common gender, singular; verb, past, indicative, active

Second example 'när det led mot kvällen' = 'as evening drew near' is the verb lida ('led' = past tense), not the noun led — mistagged here.

ligga

lay; lies; to lie 375 times

låg, ligger, ligga

verb, past, indicative, active; verb, present, indicative, active; adjective, nominative, common gender, singular

mistagged as adjective; the surface 'låg' here is the past tense of ligga 'to lie', not the unrelated adjective låg 'low'.

likadan

the same; the same way 6 times

likadan, likadant

adjective, nominative, common gender, singular; adverb; noun, nominative, common gender, singular

linbråkning

the flax-breaking once

linbråkningen

Linbråkning is the breaking of flax stalks during fiber preparation.

lite

less; smaller; other 19 times

mindre

adverb; adjective, nominative, comparative

Surface 'mindre' is the shared comparative of both 'lite' (less) and 'liten' (small); in ch. examples it renders as predicate-adjective 'smaller' (mycket mindre än han, mindre höga) as often as adverbial 'less' (nöjde sig inte med mindre).

liten

small; little; least 511 times

små, liten, litet, lilla, minsta, mindre

adjective, nominative, plural; adjective, nominative, common gender, singular; adjective, nominative, singular

this type bundles the positive and comparative degree forms (litet, mindre) under one entry.

ljöd

rang out; sounded 10 times

ljöd

verb, past, indicative, active; adjective, nominative, singular; pronoun, plural

Mislabeled as an adjective; ljöd is the past tense of ljuda ("to sound/ring out"), identical to the verb entry of the same spelling.

ljus

light; pale/light; bright 61 times

ljus, ljusa, ljusare, ljuset, ljust, ljusen, ljusaste

noun, nominative, neuter, singular; adjective, nominative, plural; adjective, nominative, singular

ljustr

the leister once

ljustret

A leister is a pronged spear used for catching fish.

lova

promised; promises; to promise 24 times

lovade, lovar, lova, lovat

verb, past, indicative, active; verb, present, indicative, active; verb, active, infinitive

lösa

loose; released 11 times

lösa, löst

verb, active, infinitive; adjective, nominative, common gender, singular; adjective, nominative, plural

In all four examples 'lösa' is the plural/definite form of the adjective 'lös' ('loose': lösa styltor, hundarna lösa, lösa pappersbladen/bladen), not the verb 'lösa' ('to solve'). The gloss 'to solve' does not match a single example.

lövtäkt

leaf-fodder gathering once

lövtäkt

Lövtäkt is the traditional harvesting of leafy branches as livestock fodder.

lybsk

from Lübeck once

lybsk

Lybsk is an older adjective meaning ‘of or from Lübeck.’

lycka

succeeded; luck; happiness 75 times

lycka, lyckades, lyckats, lyckas, lyckan, Lyckan

noun, nominative, common gender, singular; verb, past, indicative, active; verb, active, supine

Impersonal 'det lyckades honom' = 'he succeeded'; lemma should be 'lyckas'.

lyfte

lifted; rose; raised 29 times

lyfte

verb, past, indicative, active; adjective, nominative, common gender, singular; verb, imperative, active

ch11-p13-s6 uses lyfte intransitively for a bird taking off ("rose"), not "lifted" something.

lyra

high balls once

lyror

Here lyra means a ball hit high into the air, not a bat or the musical instrument.

lysa

to shine; shining; shone 13 times

lyste, lysa, lysande, lyser

verb, active, infinitive; adjective, nominative; verb, past, indicative, active

Mistagged as an adjective; 'lysande' is the present participle of 'lysa' (to shine).

Seen once or twice

laa

were stacked once

lad-dörre

the barn door twice

ladda

reload; loaded twice

lade

laid twice

ladugård

cowsheds once

ladunyckel

the barn key once

lagaa

cooked once

lagårdsdörr

cow-house door once

lagårdsgärd

Lagårdsgärdet once

lagårdsgolv

barn floor once

lagd

laid once

lager

layer once

laglös

lawless once

Lagmansö

Lagmansö once

lakej

footman; the footman twice

lamm

lambs; a lamb twice

lampa

a lamp once

landaa

landed once

landbält

the belt of land once

landfåglarna

the land birds once

landremsa

strip of land twice

landsända

part of the country once

landsändan

that part once

landsbygd

the countryside twice

landsförvisningsdom

sentence of banishment once

landsgräns

the national border twice

landshövding

governor's once

landsmän

countrymen once

landsträcka

the stretch of land once

landstrykarna

the vagabonds once

landsvägarna

the country roads once

landsvägsbank

road embankment once

landsvägsbroarna

the road bridges once

landsvägsdike

the roadside ditches once

landsvägsdiket

the roadside ditch once

landsvägsresande

road travelers once

landtroll

the land trolls once

lantgård

farm twice

lapep

the Lapps' once

lapp-pojke

Lapp boy once

lappe

the Lapps once

lappfolk

the Lapp people once

lappfolket

the Lapp people once

lappgossen

the Lapp boy once

lappgubbe

the old Lapp once

lapphund

the Lapp dog once

Lapphundarna

the Lapp dogs once

lappkåta

Lapp hut once

lappkåtor

Lapp huts once

Lapplandsresa

journey to Lapland once

Lapplandsresan

the journey to Lapland once

lappläger

Lapp camp once

lappmark

Lappmarken once

lapska

Lappish once

larmad

clamored once

Lars

Lars once

lastad

laden; loaded twice

lastadea

were loaded once

lastångare

cargo steamers twice

lastgamla

worn out with age once

lastkaj

loading dock once

lat

lazy twice

lata

been lazy once

latmansgöra

lazybones' work once

lav

lichen once

Laxå

Laxå once

laxfiske

salmon fishing once

Laxsjön

Laxsjön once

lä

shelter twice

läckerhet

delicacies once

läckr

delicious once

lädr

the leather once

läge

position twice

läkare

physicians once

lämmel

lemming once

lämnaa

left once

lämpligare

more fitting once

läng

lengthened once

länga

ranges; stretch out twice

Länge

for long once

Längs

along twice

längsefter

along twice

längsmed

along twice

längsta

as long as possible twice

längtansfull

longingly once

Längtar

long twice

länk

the chain once

länsman

sheriffs once

länstol

the armchair twice

läpp

the lip; lips twice

läppare

the lips once

Lär

teach once

Lärare

teachers once

Läraren

the teacher once

Lärarinna

the schoolmistress once

Lärarinnan

the schoolmistress once

lärda

learned once

lärde

taught once

lärjung

pupils once

lärjunge

pupils once

lärkan

the lark twice

läromäst

the music teachers once

läromästare

the masters once

lärorik

instructive once

läsning

the reading once

läta

had once

lättbruka

easily worked once

lättbrukad

easy to work once

lättglömd

easily forgotten once

lättnad

relief twice

lättodla

easily worked once

lättodlad

easy to cultivate once

lättretlig

quick-tempered once

lättrörlig

nimble once

lättskött

easily managed once

lättskrämed

easily frightened once

läxor

homework; lessons twice

läxorna

the lessons once

låda

crates twice

lågbent

short-legged once

lågkullig

low-crowned once

lågland

low ground once

lågmält

in a low voice once

lågstammig

low-stemmed once

lågvatt

low tide once

Långa

long once

Långd

far once

långfjäll

Långfjället once

långgrund

long and shallow once

långlagd

long once

Långläpp

Long-Lip once

långläppen

the long-lip once

långmossa

hanging moss once

Långnäbb

Long-Beak once

långsida

the long wall once

långskaftad

long-shafted once

långsläde

the long sledge once

långsluttande

gently sloping once

långsmal

long and narrow; long and slender twice

långsträck

elongated twice

långsträckta

elongated once

långsynt

far-sighted once

Långt

far once

långtur

long journey once

lånta

borrowed once

låset

locked once

låte

tunes once

le

smile once

Le

Le once

lea

drew on once

lederna

the joints once

Ledet

the rank once

ledhåla

joint socket once

ledning

wires once

ledsam

dull once

ledsamhet

troubles once

lejde

hired once

lejon

a lion once

lekdag

game day's; game day twice

lekfält

the playing-field twice

lekkamra

playmate once

lekmöte

play gathering once

lekplan

the playing field once

lekstuguhus

playhouse cottages once

lekt

played twice

lekverk

mere play once

lelång

Lelången once

len

smooth once

Lenngren

Lenngren once

ler

clay once

lera

clay once

leråker

clay fields once

lerdalsberg

Lerdalsberget once

Lerdalsberg

Lerdalsberget once

LERKRUKAN

THE CLAY JAR once

letälv

Letälven once

Lev

live once

levdes

was lived once

levebröd

a living once

leverne

a life once

levnadsglad

full of life once

levnadslust

zest for life once

levnadssätt

way of life once

liar

scythes once

lide

further on; late twice

Lidingön

Lidingö once

lien

the scythe once

Ligg

lie twice

liggdag

bedtime once

Ligger

is lying once

liggsoffa

the settle twice

likabyggda

identically built once

likafull

nonetheless once

likasom

like once

likastora

identically sized once

like

equal twice

likgiltig

indifferent; indifferently twice

liknande

similar twice

liknar

resembles once

liktåg

funeral procession; the funeral procession twice

likväl

still; however twice

Lillån

the Lillå once

LILLE

LITTLE once

lillgammal

old-fashioned once

Lillgärde

Lillgärde once

Lillhärdal

Lillhärdal's once

lilltjärn

the little tarn once

Lima

Lima once

Limed

Limed once

Limedsforsen

the Limed rapids once

limring

glue rings once

limringe

the glue rings once

limstäng

the glued poles once

limstrukn

glue-coated once

Lin

the flax once

linbana

cableways once

Linderödsåsen

Linderöd Ridge's twice

Lingbo

Lingbo once

lingon

lingonberries twice

lingonris

lingonberry sprigs; the lingonberry heath twice

linhår

the flaxen hair once

linhårig

flaxen-haired once

linnearanka

the twinflower vines once

Linsälls

Linsäll's once

linvit

flax-white once

list

moldings once

lit

faith once

Liten

a little once

livdömda

condemned once

livlös

lifeless once

livnära

make a living once

livsdag

days of his life once

livsfara

mortal danger twice

livsfarlig

dangerous; deadly twice

livsleva

fully alive once

livstecken

sign of life once

ljudande

sounding once

ljudligare

louder once

ljudlös

soundless once

ljumt

mild once

ljungback

heather-covered hills once

ljungfälten

the heather fields once

ljunghe

heather heath once

ljungkull

heather hillocks once

ljungtuva

heather tussock once

Ljungtuvorna

the heather tufts once

ljusblå

pale blue once

ljusblåa

pale blue once

ljusbruna

light-brown once

ljusgröna

light-green once

ljusgul

pale yellow once

ljusklädd

light-clad once

ljusna

grown lighter; grow lighter twice

Ljusnan

the Ljusnan's; the Ljusnan twice

ljusöppning

light-slits once

ljusöppningarna

the light-slits once

ljussken

the light twice

ljusstammig

pale-trunked once

ljusstöpning

candle-dipping once

ljusstrimma

strip of light once

ljuva

lovely once

ljuvhet

loveliness once

ljuvt

sweet once

lockades

was drawn once

lockrop

calling cry twice

loda

sounded the depth once

lodjur

lynx once

lodräta

sheer; upright twice

loga

smiled once

loge

threshing barn once

loj

sluggish once

lojhet

sluggishness once

lom

loon twice

lomma

the loons once

lommarna

the loons once

Lommarna

the loons once

Lommen

the loon once

loss

free; off twice

lossnande

coming loose once

Lotsarna

the pilots once

Lotshusets

the pilot house's once

lotskutter

the pilot cutter once

lotsstation

pilot stations once

lotterna

the shares twice

lovama

promised once

lovprisar

praises once

lögn

liars once

lönad

rewarded once

lönn

maple twice

lönna

maples once

lönngång

the secret passages once

löpare

runner twice

lördag

Saturday once

lördagskväll

Saturday evening once

lördagsmorgon

Saturday morning once

lösgöra

free once

lösning

solution once

lösryckt

torn loose once

lövängare

the leafy meadows once

lövbädd

the leaf bed once

lövdung

leafy groves once

lövgång

leafy walkways once

lövholmarna

the leafy islets once

lövhög

heap of leaves once

lövklädda

leaf-clad; in leaf twice

lövskoge

the deciduous forest once

lövsprickning

leafing out once

lövtält

leafy tents once

lövträdsklädd

deciduous-tree-clad once

lövträdsmure

deciduous-tree wall once

lövträdspark

the leafy park once

lövverk

the foliage once

Lucia-dag

Lucia Day once

luckor

shutters once

lud

shaggy once

Ludvika

Ludvika once

lufsa

shuffled once

luftdrag

draft of air twice

luftström

stream of air once

lugnvatte

still waters once

lugnvatten

still water once

luktad

smelled once

lummig

leafy twice

lumpbod

the rag shop once

lundarna

the groves once

Lungersudd

Lungersudden point once

lunta

sheaf of papers twice

luntor

bulky tomes once

Luossavara

Luossavara once

lupit

run once

lur

horn; in wait twice

lurvig

shaggy once

lustfärd

outing once

lustfärder

pleasure trips once

lusthus

summerhouses twice

lustighet

jests; merriment twice

lustslott

pleasure palace once

lustvandra

stroll for pleasure once

lutaa

leaned forward; bowed twice

lutad

bent once

Luther

Luther's once

luvan

the cap twice

lya

den once

lyan

the den once

Lycka

luck once

lyckats

managed once

Lyckåker

Lyckåker once

lyckligen

safely once

lyckligtvis

fortunately once

Lycksam

safe once

lyfteas

was lifted once

lyftes

lifted once

lymmel

scoundrel once

lynn

temper once

lyorna

the dens once

lys

shone once

lysande

bright once

lyst

gleamed once

lystnad

greed once

lytt

obeyed twice

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Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Selma Lagerlöf, d. 1940; first published 1906–1907).
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Public-domain Swedish (Lagerlöf, d. 1940; published 1906–07). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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