hvæsse

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hvessa, from Proto-Germanic *hwassijaną, cognate with Norwegian kvesse, Swedish vässa. Derived from the adjective *hwassaz (“sharp”) (Danish hvas).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛsə/, [ˈʋɛsə]

Verb

hvæsse (past tense hvæssede, past participle hvæsset)

  1. to sharpen, to whet

Conjugation
Inflection of hvæsse
present past
simple hvæsser hvæssede
perfect har hvæsset havde hvæsset
passive hvæsses hvæssedes
participle hvæssende hvæsset
imperative hvæs —
infinitive hvæsse —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund hvæssen —

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