vässa
See also: vassa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish hvæssa, from Old Norse hvessa, from Proto-Germanic *hwassijaną. Also see vass (“sharp”).
Verb
[edit]vässa (present vässar, preterite vässade, supine vässat, imperative vässa)
- to sharpen; to make sharp (as in, to be able to cut or pierce easily; or about an argument: to be able to convince easily)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vässa | vässas | ||
| supine | vässat | vässats | ||
| imperative | vässa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | vässen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | vässar | vässade | vässas | vässades |
| ind. plural1 | vässa | vässade | vässas | vässades |
| subjunctive2 | vässe | vässade | vässes | vässades |
| present participle | vässande | |||
| past participle | vässad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- vässa in Svensk ordbok.
- vässa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)