vässa
See also: vassa
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish hvæssa, from Old Norse hvessa, from Proto-Germanic *hwassijaną. Also see vass (“sharp”).
Verb edit
vässa (present vässar, preterite vässade, supine vässat, imperative vässa)
- to sharpen; to make sharp (as in, to be able to cut or pierce easily; or about an argument: to be able to convince easily)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of vässa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vässa | vässas | ||
| Supine | vässat | vässats | ||
| Imperative | vässa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vässen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vässar | vässade | vässas | vässades |
| Ind. plural1 | vässa | vässade | vässas | vässades |
| Subjunctive2 | vässe | vässade | vässes | vässades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vässande | |||
| Past participle | vässad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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Further reading edit
- vässa in Svensk ordbok.