gläfsa
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish glafsa, from the stem in glappa, here originally meaning "to gape". Cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk glefsa.
Verb edit
gläfsa (present gläfser, preterite gläfste, supine gläfst, imperative gläfs)
- to yap (of a (small) dog, or figuratively)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of gläfsa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gläfsa | gläfsas | ||
| Supine | gläfst | gläfsts | ||
| Imperative | gläfs | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gläfsen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gläfser | gläfste | gläfses | gläfstes |
| Ind. plural1 | gläfsa | gläfste | gläfsas | gläfstes |
| Subjunctive2 | gläfse | gläfste | gläfses | gläfstes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gläfsande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
References edit
- gläfsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gläfsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gläfsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gläfsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)