beslå

See also: besla

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From be- + slå, after Middle Low German beslân

Verb

beslå (imperative beslå, present tense beslår, passive beslås, simple past beslo, past participle beslått, present participle beslående)

  1. to furnish with fittings, mount
  2. to furl, stow (sails)
  3. to shoe (a horse)
  4. to stud

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From be- + slå, after Middle Low German beslân

Verb

beslå (present tense beslår, past tense beslo, past participle beslege or beslått, passive infinitive beslåast, present participle beslåande, imperative beslå)

  1. to furnish with fittings, mount
  2. to furl, stow (sails)
  3. to shoe (a horse)
  4. to stud

Derived terms

References


Swedish

Verb

beslå

  1. to apply, to fit (to hammer iron hinges on a wooden door), to protect
    Två fyllbultar beslogs med handfängsel
    Two drunkards were put in handcuffs
  2. to cover (with a coating)
    en med kallt vatten fylld karafin beslår sig med imma
    a carafe filled with cold water gets covered with mist
  3. to furl (to fold and tie the sails of a ship to the beam or mast)
  4. to accuse, to convict, to catch (somebody) in the act
    politiker som hade beslagits med vardagsrasistiska uttalanden
    politicians who were accused of casually racist statements

Conjugation

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