UrsprungFrom Old Swedish rēnsa, rænsa, from Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną.
- 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
- to gut (a fish or the like)
“rensa en fisk” — gut a fish
Formerrensar(present) · rensade(preterite) · rensat(supine) · rensa(imperative) · rensa(active, infinitive) · rensas(infinitive, passive) · rensat(active, supine) · rensats(passive, supine) · rensa(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · rensen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · rensar(active, indicative, present) · rensade(active, indicative, past) · rensas(indicative, passive, present) · rensades(indicative, passive, past) · rensa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · rensade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · rensas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · rensades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)