kryssa

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

kryssa n

  1. definite plural of kryss

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

kryssa

  1. inflection of krysse:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kryssa n

  1. definite plural of kryss

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of Dutch kruisen. By surface analysis, kryss +‎ -a. Nautical sense attested since 1823, marking sense attested since 1931.

Verb

kryssa (present kryssar, preterite kryssade, supine kryssat, imperative kryssa)

  1. to write an x in a fill-in box
    Jag kryssar för svenska som modersmål
    I mark Swedish as mother tongue.
  2. (nautical) to beat, sail on a zig-zag course to make progress upwind.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kryssa (weak)
active passive
infinitive kryssa kryssas
supine kryssat kryssats
imperative kryssa —
imper. plural1 kryssen —
present past present past
indicative kryssar kryssade kryssas kryssades
ind. plural1 kryssa kryssade kryssas kryssades
subjunctive2 krysse kryssade krysses kryssades
present participle kryssande
past participle kryssad

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

Derived terms

References

  • kryss in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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