krafsa
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
krafsa m or f
Verb edit
krafsa
- inflection of krafse:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
krafsa f (definite singular krafsa, indefinite plural krafser or krafsor, definite plural krafsene or krafsone)
Verb edit
krafsa (present tense krafsar, past tense krafsa, past participle krafsa, passive infinitive krafsast, present participle krafsande, imperative krafsa/krafs)
- alternative form of krafse
References edit
- “krafsa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish krapsa, one of many derivations related to Old Norse grafa (“to dig, bury”).
Verb edit
krafsa (present krafsar, preterite krafsade, supine krafsat, imperative krafsa)
- to scratch the surface (layer) of something (with claws or fingers)
- Hunden krafsade i jorden
- The dog was scratching the ground
- (figurative, with ner) to jot down
- Synonym: kludda
- Han krafsade ner en anteckning
- He jotted down a note
Usage notes edit
For scratching an itch, see klia.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of krafsa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | krafsa | krafsas | ||
Supine | krafsat | krafsats | ||
Imperative | krafsa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | krafsen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | krafsar | krafsade | krafsas | krafsades |
Ind. plural1 | krafsa | krafsade | krafsas | krafsades |
Subjunctive2 | krafse | krafsade | krafses | krafsades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | krafsande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- krafsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- krafsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- krafsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- krafsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)