tufsa

Swedish

Etymology

tufs (variant of tofs (“tuft”)) + -a

Verb

tufsa (present tufsar, preterite tufsade, supine tufsat, imperative tufsa)

  1. (usually with till (“up”)) to bring into (slight) disarray (with (figurative) tufts); to tousle, to ruffle, etc.
  2. (usually with till (“up”), figurative, euphemistic) to beat up or otherwise do (physical) harm to

Conjugation

Conjugation of tufsa (weak)
active passive
infinitive tufsa tufsas
supine tufsat tufsats
imperative tufsa —
imper. plural1 tufsen —
present past present past
indicative tufsar tufsade tufsas tufsades
ind. plural1 tufsa tufsade tufsas tufsades
subjunctive2 tufse tufsade tufses tufsades
present participle tufsande
past participle —

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

References

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