rensa

See also: rénsa

Japanese

Romanization

rensa

1. Rōmaji transcription of れんさ

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• renset

Verb

rensa

1. inflection of rense:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• rænsa

Etymology

From Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną.

Verb

rēnsa

1. to clean
2. to purge

Conjugation

Conjugation of rēnsa (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	rēnsa			—
participle	rēnsandi, -e			rēnsaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	rēnsar	rēnsi, -e	—	rēnsaþi, -e	rēnsaþi, -e
þū	rēnsar	rēnsi, -e	rēnsa	rēnsaþi, -e	rēnsaþi, -e
han	rēnsar	rēnsi, -e	—	rēnsaþi, -e	rēnsaþi, -e
vīr	rēnsum, -om	rēnsum, -om	rēnsum, -om	rēnsaþum, -om	rēnsaþum, -om
īr	rēnsin	rēnsin	rēnsin	rēnsaþin	rēnsaþin
þēr	rēnsa	rēnsin	—	rēnsaþu, -o	rēnsaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	rēnsas	rēnsis, -es	—	rēnsaþis, -es	rēnsaþis, -es
þū	rēnsas	rēnsis, -es	—	rēnsaþis, -es	rēnsaþis, -es
han	rēnsas	rēnsis, -es	—	rēnsaþis, -es	rēnsaþis, -es
vīr	rēnsums, -oms	rēnsums, -oms	—	rēnsaþums, -oms	rēnsaþums, -oms
īr	rēnsins	rēnsins	—	rēnsaþins	rēnsaþins
þēr	rēnsas	rēnsins	—	rēnsaþus, -os	rēnsaþins

Descendants

• Swedish: rensa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rēnsa, rænsa, from Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

rensa (present rensar, preterite rensade, supine rensat, imperative rensa)

1. to remove undesired things; to clean out, to clean

   rensa en fisk

   gut a fish

   rensa förrådet

   clean out the storage room

   rensa upp bland gängen

   clean up in among the gangs

Conjugation

Conjugation of rensa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	rensa		rensas
Supine	rensat		rensats
Imperative	rensa		—
Imper. plural1	rensen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	rensar	rensade	rensas	rensades
Ind. plural1	rensa	rensade	rensas	rensades
Subjunctive2	rense	rensade	renses	rensades
	Participles
Present participle	rensande
Past participle	rensad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• rens
• rensa bort
• rensa upp
• rensa ut
• rensning
• utrensa

References

• rensa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rensa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rensa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Arnes, Enars, Ernas, anser, arens, enars, erans, rasen, reans, renas, resan, snare