hetsa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish hitza, hissa, from Middle Low German hitzen, hissen, likely originating from some interjection given to dogs (eg. hiss).
Compare Danish hidse, Norwegian hissa, Dutch hitsen (particularly aanhitsen, ophitsen), Middle High German hessen.
Certain senses influenced by German hetzen.
Verb
[edit]hetsa (present hetsar, preterite hetsade, supine hetsat, imperative hetsa)
- set on, sic
- hetsa hundarna på villebrådet ― set the dogs on the game
- incite, excite, abet
- Hetsa någon att göra något
- Incite someone to do something
- agitate, bait, hound
- De hetsade mot minoritetsgrupper
- They agitated against minority groups
Usage notes
[edit]To (try to) agitate or stir up (by being provoking, or in some other manner) (and possibly bring to do something as a result).
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of hetsa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hetsa | hetsas | ||
| Supine | hetsat | hetsats | ||
| Imperative | hetsa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hetsen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hetsar | hetsade | hetsas | hetsades |
| Ind. plural1 | hetsa | hetsade | hetsas | hetsades |
| Subjunctive2 | hetse | hetsade | hetses | hetsades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hetsande | |||
| Past participle | hetsad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- hetsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hetsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hetsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- hetsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)