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See also: Appendix:Variations of "osa"
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ø̄sa, from Old Norse ausa, from Proto-Germanic *ausaną.
Verb
ösa (present öser, preterite öste, supine öst, imperative ös)
- to scoop (move a fluid, one scoop at a time), pour, serve
- Kocken öste upp soppan åt varje gäst.
- The cook poured the soup to each guest.
- to bail (a boat; to move water out of it, by scoop or pump)
- to rain heavily, to pour
- Regnet öser ner.
- The rain is pouring down.
- (colloquial) to do something (that is implied from context) in a fast or intense manner
- 1980, “Sommarnatt [Summer night]”, in Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Torben Ferm (music), Sommarnatt[1], performed by Snowstorm:
- Rosa lack och kromad list i '59 års modell. Jag öser på för fullt i stan som en 50-talsrebell. Jag sveper över landsvägar, ja, jag sveper genom natten. Och tar det coolt till Clarions sound, med en säker hand på ratten.
- Pink lacquer and chrome trim [chromed strip] of model year '59. I go full out / step on it [somewhat ambiguous as a generic intensity word] in the city like a 50s rebel. I sweep across roads [main road, usually smaller than a highway], yes, I sweep through the night. And take it cool to Clarion's sound, with a steady hand on the wheel.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ösa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | ösa | ösas | ||
Supine | öst | östs | ||
Imperative | ös | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | ösen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | öser | öste | öses | östes |
Ind. plural1 | ösa | öste | ösas | östes |
Subjunctive2 | öse | öste | öses | östes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | ösande | |||
Past participle | öst | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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