blossa
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish blusa, likely equivalent to bloss + -a. Cognate of Danish blusse, Middle Low German blosen, Dutch blozen. Compare Old English blyscan, āblysian, English blush.
Verb
editblossa (present blossar, preterite blossade, supine blossat, imperative blossa)
Conjugation
editConjugation of blossa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | blossa | — | ||
| Supine | blossat | — | ||
| Imperative | blossa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | blossen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | blossar | blossade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | blossa | blossade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | blosse | blossade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | blossande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- blossa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- blossa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- blossa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- blossa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)