vissna

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse visna.

Adjective

vissna

1. inflection of vissen:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Verb

vissna (present vissnar, preterite vissnade, supine vissnat, imperative vissna)

1. to wilt, to wither (of a plant, or figuratively of humans and animals and things)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vissna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	vissna		—
Supine	vissnat		—
Imperative	vissna		—
Imper. plural1	vissnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	vissnar	vissnade	—	—
Ind. plural1	vissna	vissnade	—	—
Subjunctive2	vissne	vissnade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	vissnande
Past participle	vissnad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• vissen (“wilted, withered”)

See also

• vittra

References

• vissna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vissna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vissna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)