kötta

Swedish

Etymology

kött (“meat”) +‎ -a

Verb

kötta (present köttar, preterite köttade, supine köttat, imperative kötta)

1. (slang) to go at something with great (destructive) power

   Kolla så han köttar med yxan! Kroppsdelar flyger överallt!

   Look at him wreak havoc with the axe! There's body parts flying everywhere!

Conjugation

Conjugation of kötta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kötta		köttas
supine	köttat		köttats
imperative	kötta		—
imper. plural1	kötten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	köttar	köttade	köttas	köttades
ind. plural1	kötta	köttade	köttas	köttades
subjunctive2	kötte	köttade	köttes	köttades
present participle		köttande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• meja ner (“mow down”)

References

• kötta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)