hyfsa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From either Low German *hüfschen or *höfschen, cognate of German hübschen (“make pretty”), from hübsch (“pretty”). Doublet of hövisk.
Verb
[edit]hyfsa (present hyfsar, preterite hyfsade, supine hyfsat, imperative hyfsa)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hyfsa | hyfsas | ||
| supine | hyfsat | hyfsats | ||
| imperative | hyfsa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | hyfsen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | hyfsar | hyfsade | hyfsas | hyfsades |
| ind. plural1 | hyfsa | hyfsade | hyfsas | hyfsades |
| subjunctive2 | hyfse | hyfsade | hyfses | hyfsades |
| present participle | hyfsande | |||
| past participle | hyfsad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- hyfsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hyfsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- hyfsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)