Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• hamstret

Verb

hamstra

1. simple past of hamstre
2. past participle of hamstre

Swedish

Etymology

hamster +‎ -a, from German hamstern, used in Swedish since the Great War 1914-1918, cognate with Danish hamstre.

Verb

hamstra ‎(present hamstrar, preterite hamstrade, supine hamstrat, imperative hamstra)

1. to hoard or gather, to stock up, to collect (large) stocks for later use (like a hamster hides food in its cheeks)

   I Stockholm uppstod en utpräglad knapphet i fråga om mjölk och fortsatt kaos på smörmarknaden, där förut hamstrat smör kastades in och nya partier hamstrades.

   In Stockholm arose a certain shortage of milk and continued chaos on the market for butter, where previously hoarded butter was sold off and new batches were hoarded.

Conjugation

Related terms

• hamstrare
• hamstring

References

• hamstra in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• hamstra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.