slänga

== Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish slængia, from Old Norse slængja (variants: slyngja), causative to Old Norse slængva (sløngva), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slangwijaną. Compare Old Danish slængiæ → slenghe → Danish slænge → Norwegian (bokmål) slenge, Norwegian Nynorsk slengja, Icelandic slengja. Perhaps with influence from Middle Low German slengen (German (Bavarian) schlengen). === Pronunciation === === Verb === slänga (present slänger, preterite slängde, supine slängt, imperative släng) to throw, to sling, to toss (carelessly) to throw away, to dispose (of) (reflexive) to throw oneself to swing or dangle with vigorous movements, to flail ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kasta (bit less sloppy- and more powerful-sounding) ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== svinga === References === “slänga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “slänga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “slänga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) slänga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === glänsa, längas