svansa

Swedish

svans (“tail”) +‎ -a

svansa (present svansar, preterite svansade, supine svansat, imperative svansa)

to run around and wag one's tail (in an ingratiating manner)
(derogatory, figuratively) to fawn, to cringe, to kowtow
svansa för chefen
kowtow to the boss

Usually figuratively.

Conjugation of svansa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	svansa		svansas
Supine	svansat		svansats
Imperative	svansa		—
Imper. plural¹	svansen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	svansar	svansade	svansas	svansades
Ind. plural¹	svansa	svansade	svansas	svansades
Subjunctive²	svanse	svansade	svanses	svansades
	Participles
Present participle	svansande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.