brusa upp

Swedish

Etymology

brusa +‎ upp

Verb

brusa upp (present brusar upp, preterite brusade upp, supine brusat upp, imperative brusa upp)

1. to suddenly become noticeably angry and hostile, to flare up

Usage notes

Bit less explosive-sounding compared to fly off the handle and blow up, but same idea.

Conjugation

Conjugation of brusa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	brusa upp		brusas upp
supine	brusat upp		brusats upp
imperative	brusa upp		—
imper. plural1	brusen upp		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	brusar upp	brusade upp	brusas upp	brusades upp
ind. plural1	brusa upp	brusade upp	brusas upp	brusades upp
subjunctive2	bruse upp	brusade upp	bruses upp	brusades upp
present participle		uppbrusande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• tuppjuck (“an angry freak-out”)
• raseriutbrott (“a fit of rage, a tantrum”)
• vredesutbrott (“a fit of rage, a tantrum”)

References

• brusa upp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brusa upp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)