väsa
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish hvæsa.
Verb[edit]
väsa (present väser, preterite väste, supine väst, imperative väs)
- to hiss (especially of a snake)
- En orm ringlade fram till mig och väste
- A snake slithered up to me and hissed
- to wheeze
- väsande andning
- wheezing ("wheezing / hissing breathing")
Usage notes[edit]
- An "ssss"-like hiss. For more "roar"-like hissing, like from an angry cat, see fräsa.
- Sounds more sinister as opposed to angry compared to fräsa when used to describe a human voice.
- Both fräsa and väsa appears to be common for angry swans, perhaps depending on if the sound is perceived as more cat-like or more snake-like.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of väsa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | väsa | väsas | ||
| Supine | väst | västs | ||
| Imperative | väs | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | väsen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | väser | väste | väss, väses | västes |
| Ind. plural1 | väsa | väste | väsas | västes |
| Subjunctive2 | väse | väste | väses | västes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | väsande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms[edit]
- väs (“hiss!”)