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

• Audio:

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Verb

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

1. to remove undesired things (from something); to clean (out), to clear (out), to purge, to wipe, etc.

   rensa förrådet

   clean out the storage room

   rensa tankarna

   clear one's head [thoughts]

   rensa webbläsarhistoriken

   clear one's browsing history

   rensa upp bland gängen

   clean up in among the gangs

   1. to gut (a fish or the like)

      rensa en fisk

      gut a fish

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
present participle		rensande
past participle		rensad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• rensa bort
• rensa upp
• rensa ut
• utrensa

Related terms

• rens
• rensning

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