ösa

See also: ö'sa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ø̄sa, from Old Norse ausa, from Proto-Germanic *ausaną.

Verb

ösa

1. to scoop (move a fluid, one scoop at a time), pour, serve

   Kocken öste upp soppan åt varje gäst.

   The cook poured the soup to each guest.

2. to empty (a boat; to move water out of it, by scoop or pump)
3. to rain heavily, to pour

   Regnet öser ner.

   The rain pours down.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ösa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ösa		ösas
Supine	öst		östs
Imperative	ös		—
Imper. plural1	ösen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	öser	öste	öses	östes
Ind. plural1	ösa	öste	ösas	östes
Subjunctive2	öse	öste	öses	östes
	Participles
Present participle	ösande
Past participle	öst
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• öskar
• ösregn