länsa

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See also: lansa

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

länsa c

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

Declension[edit]

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

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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

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