ruttna

Swedish

Etymology

rutten +‎ -a, Old Swedish rutna, rotna, same as Danish rådne, Norwegian Bokmål 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)

  1. 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
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