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Swedish
Etymology 1
From the verb frysa. Compare origin of the noun/verb pair droppe and drypa. Attested since 1578.
Noun
frossa c
- shivering with chills (while having fever)
- (figurative) downturn
börsfrossa- stock market downturn
Declension
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German vratzen. Cognate of German fressen and Danish fråse. Doublet of fräta. Attested as a verb since 1526, and as a noun since 1990.
Verb
frossa (present frossar, preterite frossade, supine frossat, imperative frossa)
- to glut, to gorge, to feast (eat gluttonously)
De frossade på stekt gås- They gorged on roast goose
- (figuratively) to revel
Filmen frossar i 50-talsestetik- The movie revels in 50s aesthetics
Conjugation
Conjugation of frossa (weak)
Noun
frossa c
- (colloquial, often in compounds) gluttony, gorging
- Synonym: frosseri
- räkfrossa ― shrimp gorge fest
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