spetsa

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Swedish

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Etymology

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spets (tip, point) +‎ -a

Verb

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spetsa (present spetsar, preterite spetsade, supine spetsat, imperative spetsa)

  1. to impale, to spike (penetrate with something sharp)
    Många blev spetsade av Vlad Pålspetsaren
    Many people were impaled by Vlad the Impaler
    Han föll fem meter och spetsades på ett staket
    He fell five meters and was impaled on a fence
  2. to spike, to lace, to fortify (with alcohol or some other drug)
    Han spetsade sitt kaffe med whisky
    He spiked his coffee with whiskey
  3. to sharpen, to point
    spetsade pålar
    sharpened stakes

Conjugation

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