# slå
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /slɔːˀ/, [ˈsl̥ɔˀ]
* Rhymes: -ɑː

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

slå c (singular definite slåen, plural indefinite slåer)
* bolt

##### Declension
#### Further reading

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

### Etymology 2

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

#### Verb

slå (past tense slog, past participle slået, plural and definite singular slåede, or (archaic) slagen, plural and definite singular slagne)
* to beat, hit, knock
* to mow
* to strike, defeat
* (passive voice) to fight - see slås

##### Conjugation

activepassive
present
slår
slås
past
slog
sloges
infinitive
slå
slås
imperative
slå
participle
present
slående
past
slået (auxiliary verb have)
gerund
slåen :

#### Further reading

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

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

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”).

### Verb

slå (imperative slå, present tense slår, passive slås, simple past slo, past participle slått, present participle slående)
* to beat, punch, hit, strike
* (nautical) to tack (to turn a vessel onto the other tack; come about)
* slå sammen - to amalgamate
* to cut, mow, reap (grass, hay, grain)
* to beat, defeat, win against

#### Derived terms

* anslå
* avslå
* beslå
* fastslå
* hardtslående
* skamslå
* slå noe i hartkorn med noe
* slå opp
* slåss
* uslåelig

### Noun

slå f or m (definite singular slåa or slåen, indefinite plural slåer, definite plural slåene)
* a bolt for a door.

#### Derived terms

* dørslå

### References

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

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sloː/, /ʂɽoː/

### Verb

slå (present tense slår, past tense slo, supine slege or slått, past participle slegen or slått, present participle slåande, imperative slå)
* to beat, punch, hit
* to tack (to turn a vessel onto the other tack; come about)
* to cut, mow, reap (grass, hay, grain)

#### Derived terms

* avslå
* beslå
* fastslå
* skamslå

### Noun

slå f (definite singular slåa, indefinite plural slåer, definite plural slåene)
* a bolt for a door.

#### Derived terms

* dørslå

### References

* “slå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sloː/, [sl̪oə̯]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

slå (present slår, preterite slog, supine slagit, imperative slå)
* to hit, punch or beat (someone); to give a blow.
* to strike; to hit, especially with some kind of tool.
* (of a clock) to strike
    Klockan har just slagit tre.The clock has just struck three.
* to defeat; to win against; to beat
    Hon slog världsrekordsinnehavarenShe beat the world record holder
* to break a record
    Hon har slagit världsrekord!She has broken a world record!
* to become a hit, to become very popular
* to throw a die
* to pour
    Synonym: hälla
    Slå mjölk i soppanPour milk into the soup
    Slå i mera mjöd, det får bli min dödPour in more mead, I'll let it be my death
* (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.
* (in "slå knut") to tie or form a (often figurative) knot
    Synonym: knyta
* to cut, to mow (with a scythe)

##### Conjugation

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

##### Derived terms

* slåss
* slagsmål

##### Related terms

* kunna slå sig i backen på
* slå an
* slå av
* slå avigt
* slå back
* slå blå dunster i ögonen på / slå dunster i ögonen på
* slå bort
* slå dank
* slå en drill
* slå en kullerbytta
* slå en lov
* slå en sjua
* slå en volt
* slå ett slag för
* slå fast
* slå gul och blå
* slå hål på
* slå i
* slå igen
* slå igenom
* slå ihjäl
* slå ihjäl tid
* slå ihop
* slå in
* slå knut på
* slå mynt av
* slå ner på
* slå ner, slå ned
* slå något ur hågen
* slå om
* slå på
* slå på stort
* slå runt
* slå runt för
* slå samman
* slå sig fram
* slå sig för bröstet
* slå sig in
* slå sig på
* slå sig samman
* slå sig till ro
* slå sönder
* slå sönder och samman
* slå till
* slå tillbaka
* slå två flugor i en smäll
* slå upp
* slå ur underläge
* slå ut
* slå vad
* slå vakt
* slå över
* stå och slå

#### See also

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

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

slå c
* a beam

##### Related terms

* tvärslå

### Further reading

* slå in Svensk ordbok.

### Anagrams

* lås, åls