vissna

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse visna.

Adjective

vissna

  1. inflection of vissen:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Verb

vissna (present vissnar, preterite vissnade, supine vissnat, imperative vissna)

  1. to wilt, to wither (of a plant, or figuratively of humans and animals and things)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vissna (weak)
active passive
infinitive vissna
supine vissnat
imperative vissna
imper. plural1 vissnen
present past present past
indicative vissnar vissnade
ind. plural1 vissna vissnade
subjunctive2 vissne vissnade
present participle vissnande
past participle vissnad

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

  • vissen (wilted, withered)

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