Danish

Noun

slå c (singular definite slåen, plural indefinite slåer)

1. bolt

Inflection

Etymology 2

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”).

Verb

slå ‎(imperative slå, infinitive at slå, present tense slår, past tense slog, perfect tense har slået)

1. beat
2. hit
3. knock
4. hurt
5. capture
6. mow
7. strike
8. defeat

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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”).

Verb

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

Derived terms

• avslå
• slåss
• uslåelig

References

• “slå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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”).

Verb

slå

1. to beat, punch, hit
2. to tack (to turn a vessel onto the other tack; come about)

Derived terms

• avslå

References

• “slå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Verb

slå

1. hit, punch or beat (someone); to give a blow.
2. strike; to hit, especially with some kind of tool.
3. (of a clock) strike

   Klockan har just slagit tre

   It's just after three o'clock

4. defeat; win against; to beat

   Hon slog världsrekordsinnehavaren

   She beat the world record holder

5. break a record

   Hon har slagit världsrekord!

   She has broken a world record!

6. to become a hit, to become very popular
7. throw a die
8. (certain board games) to take one of the opponents 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.

9. cut, mow (with a scythe)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• slåss
• slagsmål

Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

slå c

1. a beam

Declension

Related terms

• tvärslå