vyssja
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From an archaic interjection vyss to calm or put someone to sleep (typically a child).
Verb
[edit]vyssja (present vyssjar, preterite vyssjade, supine vyssjat, imperative vyssja)
- to lull (softly sing or hum (and rock) (to get to fall asleep), sometimes figuratively of waves, wind, and the like)
- Synonym: (now rare) lulla
- vyssja ett barn till sömns
- lull a child to sleep
- Vågorna vyssjade oss till sömns
- The waves lulled us to sleep
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vyssja | vyssjas | ||
| supine | vyssjat | vyssjats | ||
| imperative | vyssja | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | vyssjen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | vyssjar | vyssjade | vyssjas | vyssjades |
| ind. plural1 | vyssja | vyssjade | vyssjas | vyssjades |
| subjunctive2 | vyssje | vyssjade | vyssjes | vyssjades |
| present participle | vyssjande | |||
| past participle | vyssjad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “vyssja”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “vyssja”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “vyssja”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)