svassa
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Older meaning "babble", from German schwatzen. Change in meaning likely due to analogy with svansa.
Verb[edit]
svassa (present svassar, preterite svassade, supine svassat, imperative svassa)
- strut (walk haughtily or proudly)
Usage notes[edit]
Typically with the adverbs omkring or runt.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of svassa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svassa | svassas | ||
| Supine | svassat | svassats | ||
| Imperative | svassa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | svassen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svassar | svassade | svassas | svassades |
| Ind. plural1 | svassa | svassade | svassas | svassades |
| Subjunctive2 | svasse | svassade | svasses | svassades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svassande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||