antasta

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German antasten. === Verb === antasta (present antastar, preterite antastade, supine antastat, imperative antasta) to molest, to grope (sexually) Synonyms: (grope) tafsa, (grope) talla, (grope) kladda (dated) to subject to unpleasant close contact; to harass, to accost, to attack, to disturb, etc. ==== Usage notes ==== Especially younger native speakers are likely to only be familiar with the sexual sense. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== oantastlig (“untouchable, impeccable”) ==== References ==== “antasta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “antasta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “antasta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)