svassa
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Older meaning "babble", from German schwatzen. Change in meaning likely due to analogy with svansa.
Verb
[edit]svassa (present svassar, preterite svassade, supine svassat, imperative svassa)
- strut (walk haughtily or proudly)
Usage notes
[edit]Typically with the adverbs omkring or runt.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of svassa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | svassa | svassas | ||
Supine | svassat | svassats | ||
Imperative | svassa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | svassen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | svassar | svassade | svassas | svassades |
Ind. plural1 | svassa | svassade | svassas | svassades |
Subjunctive2 | svasse | svassade | svasses | svassades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | svassande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |