äska

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish æskia (“to demand; to invite”), from Middle Low German eschen or Middle Low German eischen, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn. Cognate with English ask.

Verb

äska (present äskar, preterite äskade, supine äskat, imperative äska)

  1. (dated) request (in particular a certain amount of money)
Conjugation
Conjugation of äska (weak)
active passive
infinitive äska äskas
supine äskat äskats
imperative äska —
imper. plural1 äsken —
present past present past
indicative äskar äskade äskas äskades
ind. plural1 äska äskade äskas äskades
subjunctive2 äske äskade äskes äskades
present participle äskande
past participle äskad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

From dialectal äska ("little box"), from ask (“box”), from Old Swedish asker, from Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.

Noun

äska c

  1. box made out of heat-bent wood
Declension
Declension of äska
nominative genitive
singular indefinite äska äskas
definite äskan äskans
plural indefinite äskor äskors
definite äskorna äskornas

References

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