krossa
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɔsːa
Noun
[edit]krossa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish krossa, krosa, krusa, probably from Middle Low German krossen (“to break”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]krossa (present krossar, preterite krossade, supine krossat, imperative krossa)
- to crush; to press or bruise between two hard bodies until the point of breaking
- to crush; to overwhelm (opposition, resistance)
- (colloquial) to crush; overcome completely
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of krossa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | krossa | krossas | ||
Supine | krossat | krossats | ||
Imperative | krossa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | krossen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | krossar | krossade | krossas | krossades |
Ind. plural1 | krossa | krossade | krossas | krossades |
Subjunctive2 | krosse | krossade | krosses | krossades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | krossande | |||
Past participle | krossad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
[edit]- (press): kross
Further reading
[edit]- krossa in Svensk ordbok.