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ruttna

ruttna

Swedish

Verb

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

  1. to rot, to become rotten

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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.

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