ösa

See also: osa and ö'sa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ø̄sa, from Old Norse ausa, from Proto-Germanic *ausaną.

Verb

ösa (present öser, preterite öste, supine öst, imperative ös)

  1. 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.
  2. to bail (a boat; to move water out of it, by scoop or pump)
  3. to rain heavily, to pour
    Regnet öser ner.
    The rain is pouring down.

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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