blossa

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish blusa, likely equivalent to bloss +‎ -a. Cognate of Danish blusse, Middle Low German blosen, Dutch blozen. Compare Old English blyscan, āblysian, English blush.

Verb

blossa (present blossar, preterite blossade, supine blossat, imperative blossa)

1. flare, blaze
2. blush

   Synonym: rodna

3. puff (inhale tobacco smoke)

Conjugation

Conjugation of blossa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	blossa		—
supine	blossat		—
imperative	blossa		—
imper. plural1	blossen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	blossar	blossade	—	—
ind. plural1	blossa	blossade	—	—
subjunctive2	blosse	blossade	—	—
present participle		blossande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• blossa upp

Further reading

• blossa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• blossa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• blossa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• blossa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)