kräsen

See also: krasen and красен

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kræsa (“to provide with food and drink”), related to krås. Possibly cognate with Ancient Greek γράω (gráō, “to gnaw; eat”) and Sanskrit ग्रसति (grasati, “to devour”). Compare Danish kræsen, Icelandic kræsinn.

Adjective

kräsen (comparative kräsnare, superlative kräsnast)

picky, choosy

Declension

Inflection of **kräsen**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	kräsen	kräsnare	kräsnast
neuter singular	kräset	kräsnare	kräsnast
plural	kräsna	kräsnare	kräsnast
masculine plural²	kräsne	kräsnare	kräsnast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	kräsne	kräsnare	kräsnaste
all	kräsna	kräsnare	kräsnaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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