/ˈlɛsˌka/
UrsprungFrom Low German leschen (“to extinguish”), from Middle Low German leschen, from Old Saxon leskan, from Proto-West Germanic *leskan.
Related to modern Dutch lessen and modern German löschen. According to Svenska Akademiens ordbok the original meaning has been "to make something lay down" and related to ligga (“to lie”). See also Danish læske. The noun is first attested in writing in 1644https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031626/http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/show.phtml?filenr=1/146/76.html and is described as a verbal noun derived from läska, which is attested from 1559.https://web.archive.org/web/20140903110105/http://g3.spraakdata.gu.se/saob/show.phtml?filenr=1/146/77.html
- archaic, common-genderCoolness
“För them som brinna mycket inwertes och hafwa myckin letzsko aff nöden.” — For those who burn much inside and have have in need of coolness.
- archaic, common-genderThe state of something its thirst quenched or being refreshed.
“En vederqvickande läska.” — An invigorating refreshment.
- to quench thirst, to refresh, usually reflexive.
“Vi läskade oss med kall citronsaft.” — We quenched our thirst with cold lemonade.
- archaicto dry with absorbent paper (blotting paper); to blot.
“Hans nåd lade ifrån sig pennan, läskade arket.” — His Grace laid down his pen, [and] blotted the sheet.
- archaicto cool down or to clean out the barrel of a gun from oil, gunpowder residue, etc.
Formerläskar(present) · läskade(preterite) · läskat(supine) · läska(imperative) · läska(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · läskat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · läska(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · läsken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · läskar(active, indicative, present) · läskade(active, indicative, past) · -(indicative, passive, present) · -(indicative, passive, past) · läska(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · läskade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)