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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish klā, from Old Norse klá, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną. Doublet of klia, klösa, klo, and klåda.
Pronunciation
Verb
klå (present klår, preterite klådde, supine klått, imperative klå)
- (sometimes with upp) to beat (give a beating to)
Det är bara ett jobb. Gräset växer, fåglarna flyger, vågorna slår mot stranden och jag klår upp folk. (Mohammad Ali)- It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
- (sometimes with upp, figuratively) to beat (defeat, outdo)
Klå det om ni kan!- Beat that if you can!
Conjugation
Conjugation of klå (weak)
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