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)

1. to furnish with fittings, mount
2. to furl, stow (sails)
3. to shoe (a horse)
4. 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)

1. to furnish with fittings, mount
2. to furl, stow (sails)
3. to shoe (a horse)
4. 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)

1. 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

2. 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

3. to furl (to fold and tie the sails of a ship to the beam or mast)
4. 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
	Participles
Present participle	beslående
Past participle	beslagen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• anslå
• beslag