vässa
See also: vassa
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish hvæssa, from Old Norse hvessa, from Proto-Germanic *hwassijaną. Also see vass (“sharp”).
Verb
editvässa (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
editConjugation of vässa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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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. |
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- vässa in Svensk ordbok.