svassa
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]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| present participle | svassande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.