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svans

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk from Low German

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. hale (I, 1)tail, rovetail tail – compare hale (I, 1)tail and rovetail
    • reven har lang svans the fox has a long tail
  2. redskap med lange tinder montert på traktor an implement with long tines mounted on a tractor
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som høysvansa tractor implement for gathering and carrying hay, silosvansa tractor implement with long tines for gathering grass and carrying it into a silo, steinsvansa tractor implement for gathering and carrying stones
  3. stor håndsag med bredt blad uten bue og med håndtak i den ene enden a large handsaw with a broad blade, no frame, and a handle at one end