länsa

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See also: lansa

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German lensen. Cognate of Dutch lenzen.

Noun

länsa c

  1. a boom, a floating barrier for oil spill containment

Declension

Declension of länsa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative länsa länsan länsor länsorna
Genitive länsas länsans länsors länsornas

Synonyms

Verb

länsa (present länsar, preterite länsade, supine länsat, imperative länsa)

  1. to empty, to drain, to pump (a boat) dry
  2. to empty, to steal (or remove) all there is to take
    tjuvarna länsade min lägenhet på mindre än en timme
    the thieves emptied my flat in less than an hour
  3. to scud, to sail before the wind, before a following wind, to sail with the wind from straight behind

Conjugation

Conjugation of länsa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive länsa länsas
Supine länsat länsats
Imperative länsa —
Imper. plural1 länsen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative länsar länsade länsas länsades
Ind. plural1 länsa länsade länsas länsades
Subjunctive2 länse länsade länses länsades
Participles
Present participle länsande
Past participle länsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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