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)

to furnish with fittings, mount
to furl, stow (sails)
to shoe (a horse)
to stud

Derived terms

gullbeslått

Related terms

beslag

References

“beslå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“beslå” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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)

to furnish with fittings, mount
to furl, stow (sails)
to shoe (a horse)
to stud

Derived terms

gullbeslått

Related terms

beslag

References

“beslå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

beslå (present beslår, preterite beslog, supine beslagit, imperative beslå)

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
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
to furl (to fold and tie the sails of a ship to the beam or mast)
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

Conjugation of *beslå* (class 6 strong)
	active		passive
infinitive	beslå		beslås
supine	beslagit		beslagits
imperative	beslå		—
imper. plural¹	beslån		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	beslår	beslog	beslås	beslogs
ind. plural¹	beslå	beslogo	beslås	beslogos
subjunctive²	beslå	besloge	beslås	besloges

present participle		beslående
past participle		beslagen

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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