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 | |||
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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)