vingslag

Swedish

Etymology

vinge (“wing”) +‎ slag (“stroke”)

Noun

vingslag n

1. a wingbeat (of an animal in flight)
2. (somewhat poetic, in "historiens vingslag") history, experienced in a concrete, tangible, palpable way

   Man kan känna historiens vingslag när man vandrar bland Roms ruiner

   You can feel the wingbeats of history when you walk among the ruins of Rome (experience history as a tangible real thing, ish)

   Man kände historiens vingslag när diktatorn gav upp

   You felt the wingbeats of history when the dictator surrendered (felt history being made)

Declension

Declension of vingslag
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vingslag	vingslaget	vingslag	vingslagen
Genitive	vingslags	vingslagets	vingslags	vingslagens

References

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