From Old Swedish kræsa (“to provide with food and drink”), related to krås. Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek γράω (gráō, “to gnaw; eat”) and Sanskrit ग्रसति (grasati, “to devour”). Compare Danish kræsen, Icelandic kræsinn.
kräsen (comparative kräsnare, superlative kräsnast)
Inflection of kräsen | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | kräsen | kräsnare | kräsnast |
Neuter singular | kräset | kräsnare | kräsnast |
Plural | kräsna | kräsnare | kräsnast |
Masculine plural3 | kräsne | kräsnare | kräsnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | kräsne | kräsnare | kräsnaste |
All | kräsna | kräsnare | kräsnaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |