krafsa
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
krafsa m or f
Verb[edit]
krafsa
- inflection of krafse:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
krafsa f (definite singular krafsa, indefinite plural krafser or krafsor, definite plural krafsene or krafsone)
Verb[edit]
krafsa (present tense krafsar, past tense krafsa, past participle krafsa, passive infinitive krafsast, present participle krafsande, imperative krafsa/krafs)
- alternative form of krafse
References[edit]
- “krafsa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish krapsa, one of many derivations related to Old Norse grafa (“to dig, bury”).
Verb[edit]
krafsa (present krafsar, preterite krafsade, supine krafsat, imperative krafsa)
- to scratch the surface (layer) of something (with claws or fingers)
- Hunden krafsade i jorden
- The dog was scratching the ground
- (figurative, with ner) to jot down
- Synonym: kludda
- Han krafsade ner en anteckning
- He jotted down a note
Usage notes[edit]
For scratching an itch, see klia.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of krafsa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | krafsa | krafsas | ||
Supine | krafsat | krafsats | ||
Imperative | krafsa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | krafsen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | krafsar | krafsade | krafsas | krafsades |
Ind. plural1 | krafsa | krafsade | krafsas | krafsades |
Subjunctive2 | krafse | krafsade | krafses | krafsades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | krafsande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- krafsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- krafsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- krafsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- krafsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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- Norwegian Nynorsk weak feminine nouns ending in -a
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
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- Swedish lemmas
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