hyfsa

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Swedish

Etymology

From either Low German *hüfschen or *höfschen, cognate of German hübschen (“make pretty”), from hübsch (“pretty”). Doublet of hövisk.

Verb

hyfsa (present hyfsar, preterite hyfsade, supine hyfsat, imperative hyfsa)

  1. to trim, to adjust, to clean up, to polish, to simplify

Conjugation

Conjugation of hyfsa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive hyfsa hyfsas
Supine hyfsat hyfsats
Imperative hyfsa —
Imper. plural1 hyfsen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative hyfsar hyfsade hyfsas hyfsades
Ind. plural1 hyfsa hyfsade hyfsas hyfsades
Subjunctive2 hyfse hyfsade hyfses hyfsades
Participles
Present participle hyfsande
Past participle hyfsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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