krafsa

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

krafsa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of krafse

Verb

krafsa

  1. inflection of krafse:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

krafsa f (definite singular krafsa, indefinite plural krafser or krafsor, definite plural krafsene or krafsone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of krafse
  2. definite singular of krafse

Verb

krafsa (present tense krafsar, past tense krafsa, past participle krafsa, passive infinitive krafsast, present participle krafsande, imperative krafsa/krafs)

  1. alternative form of krafse

References

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krapsa, one of many derivations related to Old Norse grafa (“to dig, bury”).

Verb

krafsa (present krafsar, preterite krafsade, supine krafsat, imperative krafsa)

  1. to scratch the surface (layer) of something (with claws or fingers)
    Hunden krafsade i jorden
    The dog was scratching the ground
  2. (figurative, with ner) to jot down
    Han krafsade ner en anteckning
    He jotted down a note
    Synonym: kludda

Usage notes

For scratching an itch, see klia.

Conjugation
Conjugation of krafsa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive krafsa krafsas
Supine krafsat krafsats
Imperative krafsa —
Imper. plural1 krafsen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative krafsar krafsade krafsas krafsades
Ind. plural1 krafsa krafsade krafsas krafsades
Subjunctive2 krafse krafsade krafses krafsades
Participles
Present participle krafsande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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