väsa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish hvæsa.
Verb
[edit]väsa (present väser, preterite väste, supine väst, imperative väs)
- to hiss (especially of a snake)
- En orm ringlade fram till mig och väste
- A snake slithered up to me and hissed
- to wheeze
- väsande andning
- wheezing ("wheezing / hissing breathing")
Usage notes
[edit]- An "ssss"-like hiss. For more "roar"-like hissing, like from an angry cat, see fräsa.
- Sounds more sinister as opposed to angry compared to fräsa when used to describe a human voice.
- Both fräsa and väsa appears to be common for angry swans, perhaps depending on if the sound is perceived as more cat-like or more snake-like.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | väsa | väsas | ||
| supine | väst | västs | ||
| imperative | väs | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | väsen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | väser | väste | väss, väses | västes |
| ind. plural1 | väsa | väste | väsas | västes |
| subjunctive2 | väse | väste | väses | västes |
| present participle | väsande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]- väs (“hiss!”)