knussla

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish knūsa (“crush”). Compare with the English expression "to squeeze money". See also German knausern.

Verb

knussla (present knusslar, preterite knusslade, supine knusslat, imperative knussla)

  1. to be cheap, to be stingy (unwilling to spend, ungenerous)
    Synonym: snåla

Conjugation

Conjugation of knussla (weak)
active passive
infinitive knussla knusslas
supine knusslat knusslats
imperative knussla —
imper. plural1 knusslen —
present past present past
indicative knusslar knusslade knusslas knusslades
ind. plural1 knussla knusslade knusslas knusslades
subjunctive2 knussle knusslade knussles knusslades
present participle knusslande
past participle —

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

References

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