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slakta

slakta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

slakta

  1. simple past of slakte
  2. past participle of slakte

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German, though Swedish had its own cognate word for "slaughter", a descendant of Old Norse slátra.

Verb

slakta (present slaktar, preterite slaktade, supine slaktat, imperative slakta)

  1. to slaughter, to butcher
    1. to butcher animals, generally for food
    2. to massacre people in large numbers
    3. to kill in a particularly brutal manner

Conjugation

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