vässa

See also: vassa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hvæssa, from Old Norse hvessa, from Proto-Germanic *hwassijaną. Also see vass (“sharp”).

Verb

vässa (present vässar, preterite vässade, supine vässat, imperative vässa)

1. to sharpen; to make sharp (as in, to be able to cut or pierce easily; or about an argument: to be able to convince easily)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vässa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	vässa		vässas
Supine	vässat		vässats
Imperative	vässa		—
Imper. plural1	vässen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	vässar	vässade	vässas	vässades
Ind. plural1	vässa	vässade	vässas	vässades
Subjunctive2	vässe	vässade	vässes	vässades
	Participles
Present participle	vässande
Past participle	vässad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• skärpa

Related terms

• vass

Further reading

• vässa in Svensk ordbok.
• vässa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)