købslå

From Old Danish køpslaghæ, from Old Norse kaupslaga, from Middle Low German kopslagen (“to settle a deal by shaking hands”). Derived from the noun kopslach. Cognates include Swedish köpslå and Norwegian Bokmål kjøpslå.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkøbˌslɔˀ]

købslå (imperative købslå, infinitive at købslå, present tense købslår, past tense købslog, perfect tense købslået)

1. to trade
   1. to bargain, haggle

      Synonyms: prutte, tinge

   2. (figurative) to negotiate

• “købslå” in Den Danske Ordbog