knussla
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Old Swedish knūsa (“crush”). Compare with the English expression "to squeeze money". See also German knausern.
Verb
[edit]knussla (present knusslar, preterite knusslade, supine knusslat, imperative knussla)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of knussla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | knussla | knusslas | ||
| Supine | knusslat | knusslats | ||
| Imperative | knussla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | knusslen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | knusslar | knusslade | knusslas | knusslades |
| Ind. plural1 | knussla | knusslade | knusslas | knusslades |
| Subjunctive2 | knussle | knusslade | knussles | knusslades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | knusslande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- knussla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knussla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knussla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- knussla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)