knussla

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish knūsa (“crush”). Compare with the English expression "to squeeze money". See also German knausern.

Verb

knussla (present knusslar, preterite knusslade, supine knusslat, imperative knussla)

1. to be cheap, to be stingy (unwilling to spend, ungenerous)

   Synonym: snåla

Conjugation

Conjugation of knussla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	knussla		knusslas
Supine	knusslat		knusslats
Imperative	knussla		—
Imper. plural1	knusslen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	knusslar	knusslade	knusslas	knusslades
Ind. plural1	knussla	knusslade	knusslas	knusslades
Subjunctive2	knussle	knusslade	knussles	knusslades
	Participles
Present participle	knusslande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• knussel
• knusslig (“cheap, stingy”)

References

• knussla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knussla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knussla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• knussla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)