gläfsa

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish glafsa, from the stem in glappa, here originally meaning "to gape". Cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk glefsa.

Verb

gläfsa (present gläfser, preterite gläfste, supine gläfst, imperative gläfs)

  1. to yap (of a (small) dog, or figuratively)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gläfsa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive gläfsa gläfsas
Supine gläfst gläfsts
Imperative gläfs —
Imper. plural1 gläfsen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gläfser gläfste gläfses gläfstes
Ind. plural1 gläfsa gläfste gläfsas gläfstes
Subjunctive2 gläfse gläfste gläfses gläfstes
Participles
Present participle gläfsande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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