UrsprungFrom Old Swedish hvæssa, from Old Norse hvessa, from Proto-Germanic *hwassijaną. Also see vass (“sharp”).
- to sharpen; to make sharp (as in, to be able to cut or pierce easily; or about an argument: to be able to convince easily)
Formervässar(present) · vässade(preterite) · vässat(supine) · vässa(imperative) · vässa(active, infinitive) · vässas(infinitive, passive) · vässat(active, supine) · vässats(passive, supine) · vässa(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · vässen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · vässar(active, indicative, present) · vässade(active, indicative, past) · vässas(indicative, passive, present) · vässades(indicative, passive, past) · vässa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · vässade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · vässas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · vässades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)