beslag

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beslach. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈslɑx/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: be‧slag
• Rhymes: -ɑx

Noun

beslag n (plural beslagen, diminutive beslagje n)

1. (law) arrest, detention

   in beslag nemen: to take into possession, to confiscate

2. (metal) cover (e.g. of a book)
3. a horseshoe
4. a batter, a relatively fluid dough (more fluid than deeg)
5. the state of having reached the final decision or having definitively decided upon an arrangement

Synonyms

• (horseshoe) hoefijzer, hoefbeslag

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: beslag

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

beslag n

1. a fitting, a mounting (a hinge or other metal application)
2. a coating (mist or soot on a surface)
3. a seizure (of illegal goods)

Declension

Declension of beslag

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	beslag	beslags
	definite	beslaget	beslagets
plural	indefinite	beslag	beslags
	definite	beslagen	beslagens

Related terms

• beslå
• beslagta
• dörrbeslag
• järnbeslag

Further reading

• beslag in Svensk ordbok.
• beslag in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)