rufsa

Swedish

Verb

rufsa (present rufsar, preterite rufsade, supine rufsat, imperative rufsa)

1. to ruffle, to tousle (bring hair into disarray, usually by rubbing it with a hand)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rufsa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	rufsa		rufsas
supine	rufsat		rufsats
imperative	rufsa		—
imper. plural1	rufsen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	rufsar	rufsade	rufsas	rufsades
ind. plural1	rufsa	rufsade	rufsas	rufsades
subjunctive2	rufse	rufsade	rufses	rufsades
present participle		rufsande
past participle		rufsad

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

Related terms

• rufs (“tousled hair”)
• rufsig (“tousled, ruffled”)

References

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