slå

• IPA^(key): /slɔː/, [sl̥ɔːˀ]

From Old Norse slá (“bar, rail”).

slå c (singular definite slåen, plural indefinite slåer)

1. bolt

• “slå,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “slå” 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, infinitive at slå, present tense slår, past tense slog, perfect tense har slået)

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

• “slå,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “slå,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)

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/

slå (present tense slår, past tense slo, past participle slege 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.

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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

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)

• slåss
• slagsmål

slå c

1. a beam

• tvärslå