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

• frossare (“glutton”)
• frosseri (“gluttony”)

References

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