renne III homograph 3

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. fare av gårde;
   springe, løpe;
   fly (V, 5)to dash about to set off at speed;
   to run, to race;
   to dash aboutfly (V, 5)
   • renne sin vei to run off
   • de rente gatelangs they ran along the street
2. la seg gli;
   ake (2)to toboggan, kjøre (7)to sledge to let oneself slide;
   to tobogganake (2), to sledgekjøre (7)
   • renne på ski to ski down
   • de har rent på kjelke hele dagen they have been out on the sledge all day
3. kjøre eller støte mot;
   fare i en viss retning to drive or bump into something;
   to rush in a certain direction
   • de rente på en båt they ran into a boat
4. la renne (II, 1)to flow eller strømme;
   helle, tømme to cause something to flowrenne (II, 1) or to stream;
   to pour, to empty
   • renne i seg øl to knock back beer
5. stikke, støte;
   kjøre (8)to drive something in;
   la gli, gi fart;
   løype (IV, 1)to send something sliding downhill to stab, to thrust;
   to drive something inkjøre (8);
   to let something slide, to give it speed;
   to send something sliding downhillløype (IV, 1)
   • renne kniven i noen to stick the knife into someone
   • han rente hodet mot muren he banged his head against the wall
   • de har rent tømmeret ned til stranda they have slid the timber down to the shore
6. vinde (II, 1)to wind to windvinde (II, 1)
   • renne garn på snella to wind yarn onto the bobbin
7. legge opp tråden til en vev (på rennebom) to lay out the warp threads for a loom (on a warping beam)
   • renne veven to warp the loom