| Language | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | slyp |
| Catalan | afilar |
| Danish | sliber |
| Dutch | slijpen |
| English | sharpen |
| Finnish | teroittaa |
| German | schärfen |
| Modern Greek | ακονίζει |
| Modern Hebrew | lehashxiz |
| Hungarian | élez |
| Icelandic | brýna |
| Irish | (ag) géarú |
| Italian | affilare |
| Lithuanian | galąsti |
| Moselle Franconian | schläifen |
| Maltese | ssinn |
| Polish | ostrzyć |
| Russian | точить |
| Serbian Standard | oštriti |
| Slovak | brúsiť |
| Southern African English | sharpen |
| Spanish | afilar |
| Swedish | slipa |
| Turkish | bilemek |
| Xhosa | lola |