ruttna

Swedish

Etymology

rutten +‎ -a, Old Swedish rutna, rotna, same as Danish rådne, Norwegian råtne, Icelandic rotna. The adjective rutten (“rotten”) originated as the past participle of a different verb than this one, one of strong conjugation. Both verbs ultimately relate to röta (“rot”). From Old Norse rotna.

Verb

ruttna (present ruttnar, preterite ruttnade, supine ruttnat, imperative ruttna)

to rot, to become rotten

Conjugation

Conjugation of ruttna (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	ruttna	—
Present tense	ruttnar	—
Past tense	ruttnade	—
Supine	ruttnat	—
Imperative	ruttna	—
Present participle	ruttnande
Past participle	ruttnad

References

ruttna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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