vrenskas
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish vrenskas. Likely onomatopoeic. Compare Dutch wrensen (“neigh”), Low German wrinschen (“neigh”).
Verb
vrenskas (present vrenskas, preterite vrenskades, supine vrenskats, imperative vrenskas)
- (deponent) stand in the way, be stubborn or unruly
Usage notes
Commonly used to describe horses.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | — | vrenskas | ||
| supine | — | vrenskats | ||
| imperative | — | vrenskas | ||
| imper. plural1 | — | vrenskens | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | — | — | vrenskas | vrenskades |
| ind. plural1 | — | — | vrenskas | vrenskades |
| subjunctive2 | — | — | vrenskes | vrenskades |
| present participle | — | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- vrensk
References
- vrenskas in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vrenskas in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vrenskas in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vrensk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)