räfsa

Old Swedish

Etymology

Likely related with rafsa (“snatch”). Compare with possible cognate Old Danish refse.

Verb

räfsa

1. rake

Descendants

• Swedish: räfsa

References

• “räfsa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Swedish

a rake for grass and other light duties

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish räfsa, probably a derivative and verbal noun from rafsa (“snatch; gather”).

Noun

räfsa c

1. a rake (for gathering leaves, hay, or the like, often with a fan shape)

Declension

Declension of räfsa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	räfsa	räfsas
	definite	räfsan	räfsans
plural	indefinite	räfsor	räfsors
	definite	räfsorna	räfsornas

See also

• kratta (“(heavy-duty) rake”)

Verb

räfsa (present räfsar, preterite räfsade, supine räfsat, imperative räfsa)

1. to rake (gather with a rake)

   räfsa löv

   rake leaves

See also

• kratta

References

• “räfsa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “räfsa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “räfsa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)