UrsprungFrom Old Swedish hitza, hissa, from Middle Low German hitzen, hissen, likely originating from some interjection given to dogs (eg. hiss).
Compare Danish hidse, Norwegian hissa, Dutch hitsen (particularly aanhitsen, ophitsen), Middle High German hessen.
Certain senses influenced by German hetzen.
- set on, sic
“hetsa hundarna på villebrådet” — set the dogs on the game
- incite, excite, abet
“Hetsa någon att göra något” — Incite someone to do something
- agitate, bait, hound
“De hetsade mot minoritetsgrupper” — They agitated against minority groups
Formerhetsar(present) · hetsade(preterite) · hetsat(supine) · hetsa(imperative) · hetsa(active, infinitive) · hetsas(infinitive, passive) · hetsat(active, supine) · hetsats(passive, supine) · hetsa(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · hetsen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · hetsar(active, indicative, present) · hetsade(active, indicative, past) · hetsas(indicative, passive, present) · hetsades(indicative, passive, past) · hetsa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · hetsade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · hetsas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · hetsades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)