knussla
Swedish
editEtymology
editDerived from Old Swedish knūsa (“crush”). Compare with the English expression "to squeeze money". See also German knausern.
Verb
editknussla (present knusslar, preterite knusslade, supine knusslat, imperative knussla)
Conjugation
editConjugation of knussla (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | knussla | knusslas | ||
Supine | knusslat | knusslats | ||
Imperative | knussla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | knusslen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | knusslar | knusslade | knusslas | knusslades |
Ind. plural1 | knussla | knusslade | knusslas | knusslades |
Subjunctive2 | knussle | knusslade | knussles | knusslades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | knusslande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- knussla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knussla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knussla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- knussla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)