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]Conjugation of glufsa (weak)
| 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| 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)