frossa

Swedish

Etymology 1

From the verb frysa. Compare origin of the noun/verb pair droppe and drypa. Attested since 1578.

Noun

frossa c

  1. shivering with chills (while having fever)
  2. (figuratively) downturn
    börsfrossa
    stock market downturn
Declension
Declension of frossa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite frossa frossas
definite frossan frossans
plural indefinite frossor frossors
definite frossorna frossornas

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vratzen. Cognate of German fressen, Norwegian fråtse and Danish fråse. Doublet of fräta. Attested as a verb since 1526, and as a noun since 1990.

Verb

frossa (present frossar, preterite frossade, supine frossat, imperative frossa)

  1. to glut, to gorge, to feast (eat gluttonously)
    De frossade på stekt gås
    They gorged on roast goose
  2. (figuratively) to revel
    Filmen frossar i 50-talsestetik
    The movie revels in 50s aesthetics
Conjugation
Conjugation of frossa (weak)
active passive
infinitive frossa frossas
supine frossat frossats
imperative frossa —
imper. plural1 frossen —
present past present past
indicative frossar frossade frossas frossades
ind. plural1 frossa frossade frossas frossades
subjunctive2 frosse frossade frosses frossades
present participle frossande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Noun

frossa c

  1. (colloquial, often in compounds) gluttony, gorging
    Synonym: frosseri
    räkfrossa ― shrimp gorge fest
Declension
Declension of frossa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite frossa frossas
definite frossan frossans
plural indefinite frossor frossors
definite frossorna frossornas
See also

References

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