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From be- +‎ slå, after Middle Low German beslân.

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

From be- +‎ slå, after Middle Low German beslân.

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

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