blossa

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish blusa, likely equivalent to bloss +‎ -a. Cognate of Danish blusse, Middle Low German blosen, Dutch blozen. Compare Old English blyscan, āblysian, English blush.

Verb

blossa (present blossar, preterite blossade, supine blossat, imperative blossa)

  1. flare, blaze
  2. blush
    Synonym: rodna
  3. puff (inhale tobacco smoke)

Conjugation

Conjugation of blossa (weak)
active passive
infinitive blossa —
supine blossat —
imperative blossa —
imper. plural1 blossen —
present past present past
indicative blossar blossade — —
ind. plural1 blossa blossade — —
subjunctive2 blosse blossade — —
present participle blossande
past participle —

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

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