häst

From Old Swedish hæster, from Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, *kankest-, see also German Hengst and Dutch hengst (“stallion”).

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1. a horse; a large mammal, Equus caballus

   Synonyms: (colloquial) pålle, (colloquial) kuse, (colloquial, brown horse) brunte, (dialectal) russ, (archaic) fåle, (slang) hest

   en svårt skadad häst

   a severely injured horse

   Han har många hästar i sitt stall

   He has many horses in his stable

2. (chess, colloquial) knight

   Synonym: springare

   Jag ska flytta min häst

   I'm going to move my knight

3. (slang) horse (heroin)

   Synonym: horse

• frusta
• gnägga (“to neigh”)
• hov (“hoof”)
• rida (“to ride (a horse or other mount)”)
• sadel (“saddle”)
• stigbygel (“stirrup”)
• ök

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kung	dam, drottning	torn	löpare	springare, häst	bonde

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