gläfsa
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Swedish glafsa, from the stem in glappa, here originally meaning "to gape". Cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk glefsa.
Verb[edit]
gläfsa (present gläfser, preterite gläfste, supine gläfst, imperative gläfs)
- to yap (of a (small) dog, or figuratively)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gläfsa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gläfsa | gläfsas | ||
| Supine | gläfst | gläfsts | ||
| Imperative | gläfs | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gläfsen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gläfser | gläfste | gläfses | gläfstes |
| Ind. plural1 | gläfsa | gläfste | gläfsas | gläfstes |
| Subjunctive2 | gläfse | gläfste | gläfses | gläfstes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gläfsande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- gläfsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gläfsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gläfsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gläfsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)