See also: sla, SLA, slá, sláa, and -sla

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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse slá (bar, rail), from Proto-Germanic *slahō, derived from *slahaną (to hit).

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slå c (singular definite slåen, plural indefinite slåer)

  1. bolt
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse slá (to hit, beat, strike), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (to hit, strike, kill), cognate with English slay, German schlagen.

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slå (past tense slog, past participle slået, plural and definite singular slåede, or (archaic) slagen, plural and definite singular slagne)

  1. to beat, hit, knock
  2. to mow
  3. to strike, defeat
  4. (passive voice) to fight - see slås
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Etymology edit

From Old Norse slá (to hit, beat, strike), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (to hit, strike, kill), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (to hit, strike, throw).

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slå (imperative slå, present tense slår, passive slås, simple past slo, past participle slått, present participle slående)

  1. to beat, punch, hit, strike
  2. (nautical) to tack (to turn a vessel onto the other tack; come about)
  3. slå sammen - to amalgamate
  4. to cut, mow, reap (grass, hay, grain)
  5. to beat, defeat, win against

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slå f or m (definite singular slåa or slåen, indefinite plural slåer, definite plural slåene)

  1. a bolt for a door.

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse slá (to hit, beat, strike), from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (to hit, strike, kill), from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (to hit, strike, throw). Akin to English slay.

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slå (present tense slår, past tense slo, supine slege or slått, past participle slegen or slått, present participle slåande, imperative slå)

  1. to beat, punch, hit
  2. to tack (to turn a vessel onto the other tack; come about)
  3. to cut, mow, reap (grass, hay, grain)

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slå f (definite singular slåa, indefinite plural slåer, definite plural slåene)

  1. a bolt for a door.

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Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sloː/, [sl̪oə̯]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Swedish slā, from Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (to hit, strike, throw).

Verb edit

slå (present slår, preterite slog, supine slagit, imperative slå)

  1. to hit, punch or beat (someone); to give a blow.
  2. to strike; to hit, especially with some kind of tool.
  3. (of a clock) to strike
    Klockan har just slagit tre.
    The clock has just struck three.
  4. to defeat; to win against; to beat
    Hon slog världsrekordsinnehavaren
    She beat the world record holder
  5. to break a record
    Hon har slagit världsrekord!
    She has broken a world record!
  6. to become a hit, to become very popular
  7. to throw a die
  8. to pour
    Synonym: hälla
    Slå mjölk i soppan
    Pour milk into the soup
    Slå i mera mjöd, det får bli min död
    Pour in more mead, I'll let it be my death
  9. (certain board games) to capture, to take one of the opponent's pieces out of play
    I schack är kungen den enda pjäs som inte får slås.
    In chess, the king is the only piece which may not be taken.
  10. (in "slå knut") to tie or form a (often figurative) knot
    Synonym: knyta
  11. to cut, to mow (with a scythe)
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse slá and the same ultimate source as Etymology 1 above.

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slå c

  1. a beam
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Declension of slå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slå slån slåar slåarna
Genitive slås slåns slåars slåarnas
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