From Old Swedish smula, from a verb meaning to "crumble" and from a derivative of Old Norse mold (“soil, dust”), hence related to English mold.

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smula c

1. a crumb (of bread)
2. a (tiny) bit

   en smula (adverb) ― a bit (of), a little bit (of)

   Med en smula tur så klarar vi oss ― With a bit of luck, we'll be alright

   Hans reaktion var ju en smula överdriven. ― His reaction was a bit exagerated.

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smula (present smular, preterite smulade, supine smulat, imperative smula)

1. to crumble (break into crumbs)

   Vi smulade ner lite bröd i soppan

   We crumbled some bread into the soup

2. to crumble, to give off crumbs

   Andas in när du äter knäckebrödet. Det smular så förskräckligt annars.

   Breathe in when you're eating the crispbread. It crumbles so darn much otherwise.

• “smula”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “smula”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “smula”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

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