hreinsa

Icelandic

Verb

hreinsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hreinsaði, supine hreinsað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to clean, to cleanseTemplate:jump
2. (transitive, governs the accusative, e.g. of oil or air) to refine, to purify

   Að hreinsa olíu.

   To refine oil.

   Hreinsað loft.

   Purified air.

   Hreinsaðar olíuvörur.

   Refined petroleum products.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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• dauðhreinsa (to sterilise)
• fituhreinsa (to degrease)
• hreinsa af ákæru (to exculpate)
• hreinsa til
• hreinsa sig
• hreinsa sig af
• hreinsaður

• hreinsaður sykur (refined sugar)
• hreinsanlegur (refinable)
• hreinsun
• sótthreinsa (to disinfect)
• óhreinsaður (unrefined, unrectified)
• óhreinsaður sykur (unrefined sugar)