krafsa

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• krafsen (of noun)
• krafset (of verb)

Noun

krafsa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of krafse

Verb

krafsa

1. inflection of krafse:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

krafsa f (definite singular krafsa, indefinite plural krafser or krafsor, definite plural krafsene or krafsone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of krafse
2. definite singular of krafse

Verb

krafsa (present tense krafsar, past tense krafsa, past participle krafsa, passive infinitive krafsast, present participle krafsande, imperative krafsa/krafs)

1. alternative form of krafse

References

• “krafsa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• faksar

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krapsa, one of many derivations related to Old Norse grafa (“to dig, bury”).

Verb

krafsa (present krafsar, preterite krafsade, supine krafsat, imperative krafsa)

1. to scratch the surface (layer) of something (with claws or fingers)

   Hunden krafsade i jorden

   The dog was scratching the ground

2. (figurative, with ner) to jot down

   Synonym: kludda

   Han krafsade ner en anteckning

   He jotted down a note

Usage notes

For scratching an itch, see klia.

Conjugation

Conjugation of krafsa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	krafsa		krafsas
Supine	krafsat		krafsats
Imperative	krafsa		—
Imper. plural1	krafsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	krafsar	krafsade	krafsas	krafsades
Ind. plural1	krafsa	krafsade	krafsas	krafsades
Subjunctive2	krafse	krafsade	krafses	krafsades
	Participles
Present participle	krafsande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• krafs

References

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