ömsa

Swedish

Verb

ömsa (present ömsar, preterite ömsade, supine ömsat, imperative ömsa)

1. to shed, moult, slough (shed skin or shell)

   Ödlan ömsar skinn ― The lizard is shedding its skin

Conjugation

Conjugation of ömsa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ömsa		ömsas
Supine	ömsat		ömsats
Imperative	ömsa		—
Imper. plural1	ömsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ömsar	ömsade	ömsas	ömsades
Ind. plural1	ömsa	ömsade	ömsas	ömsades
Subjunctive2	ömse	ömsade	ömses	ömsades
	Participles
Present participle	ömsande
Past participle	ömsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• ömsning (the process)

See also

• rugga (“moult feathers”)

References

ömsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)