vrenskas
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish vrenskas. Likely onomatopoeic. Compare Dutch wrensen (“neigh”), Low German wrinschen (“neigh”).
Verb
[edit]vrenskas (present vrenskas, preterite vrenskades, supine vrenskats, imperative vrenskas)
- (deponent) stand in the way, be stubborn or unruly
Usage notes
[edit]Commonly used to describe horses.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vrenskas (weak)
| 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- 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)