hunsa

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: hünsa

Icelandic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

hunsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hunsaði, supine hunsað)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to ignore someone
    Ertu að hunsa mig?
    Are you ignoring me?

Conjugation[edit]

Irish[edit]

Noun[edit]

hunsa m

  1. h-prothesized form of unsa

Swedish[edit]

Verb[edit]

hunsa (present hunsar, preterite hunsade, supine hunsat, imperative hunsa)

  1. to criticize or order (someone) around in a bossy, humiliating manner (implying some degree of submissiveness in the target); to push around, to henpeck, to browbeat, etc.
    en hunsad man
    a henpecked man
    hunsa (med) någon
    push someone around

Usage notes[edit]

Usually implies having been driven into submission in the past participle hunsad.

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]