slå

• IPA^(key): /slɔːˀ/, [ˈsl̥ɔˀ]
• Rhymes: -ɑː

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

slå c (singular definite slåen, plural indefinite slåer)

1. bolt

• “slå,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Slaa,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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

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

• “slå,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “slaa,3” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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”).

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

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

1. a bolt for a door.

• dørslå

• “slå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “slå_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “slå_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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.

• IPA^(key): /sloː/, /ʂɽoː/

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)

• avslå
• beslå
• fastslå
• skamslå

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

1. a bolt for a door.

• dørslå

• “slå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /sloː/, [sl̪oə̯]

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

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)

• slåss
• slagsmål

• käftsmäll (“punch in the mouth”)
• nita (“punch hard”)
• smocka (“punch”)
• snyting (“punch to the face”)
• tjottablängare (“hard punch”)

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

slå c

1. a beam

• tvärslå

• slå in Svensk ordbok.
• slå in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

• lås, åls