slåtter

slåtter m

1. indefinite plural of slått

From Old Swedish slat and Old Norse sláttr, based on the verb slå (hit, slay, mow).

slåtter c

1. cutting grass for hay; mowing, cutting the hay

   slåtter och höbärgning

   cutting and collecting hay

   slåttermaskin

   mower, mowing machine (agricultural machine)

   slåtteräng

   hay meadow, hayfield (field with grass grown for hay)

   (literally, “mowing meadow”)

2. (metonymic) hay harvest, haymaking (the entire process, including curing and gathering in the hay; the season for harvesting hay)

   Synonym: höskörd

   den årliga slåttern

   the annual hay harvest

   under slåttern

   during haymaking / the harvest

   (Usually.)

   efter slåttern

   after the harvest

   (Usually.)

3. the grounds for harvesting hay

   Synonyms: (hay meadow, hayfield) slåtteräng, (haymaking land) slåttermark

4. the grass cut for hay; hay, etc.

• bärga
• gräs (“grass”)
• hö (“hay”)
• höbärgning (“hay harvest (gathering in the hay)”)
• höskörd (“hay harvest (entire process)”)
• lie (“scythe”)
• meja (“mow”)
• mejande
• slå

• slåtter in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slåtter in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slåtter in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)