glufsa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested since XVIII century. Likely from Old Swedish glupa via unattested *glupsa (probably related to Old Norse gleypa), if not related to Norwegian Nynorsk glefsa i seg (in this case related to Old Norse glefsa).
Verb
[edit]glufsa (present glufsar, preterite glufsade, supine glufsat, imperative glufsa)
- (colloquial) gobble (eat hastily), guzzle
- Synonym: sätta i sig
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | glufsa | glufsas | ||
| supine | glufsat | glufsats | ||
| imperative | glufsa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | glufsen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | glufsar | glufsade | glufsas | glufsades |
| ind. plural1 | glufsa | glufsade | glufsas | glufsades |
| subjunctive2 | glufse | glufsade | glufses | glufsades |
| present participle | glufsande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
[edit]- glufsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- glufsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- glufsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)