slå

Swedish

verb-irr
Definitions
  • hit, punch or beat (someone); to give a blow.
  • strike; to hit, especially with some kind of tool.
  • (of a clock) strike
  • defeat; win against; to beat
  • break a record
  • to become a hit, to become very popular
  • throw a die
  • (certain board games) to capture, to take one of the opponent's pieces out of play
  • cut, mow (with a scythe)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish sla, slā inherited from Old Norse slá (strike, beat, hit, bar, bolt, smite, crossbeam, rail) inherited from Proto-Germanic *slahaną (strike, kill, hit, fight, beat) derived from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (throw, hit, strike).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*slak-

Gloss

throw, hit, strike

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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