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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Verb

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brinna

  1. to burn, be on fire

Conjugation

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Descendants

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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brinna (present brinner, preterite brann, supine brunnit, imperative brinn)

  1. (intransitive) to burn, to be on fire
    Om man tänder eld på något börjar det brinna
    If you light something on fire, it starts to burn
    Det brinner! Ring brandkåren.
    There is a fire [It is burning]! Call the fire department.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of brinna (class 3 strong)
active passive
infinitive brinna
supine brunnit
imperative brinn
imper. plural1 brinnen
present past present past
indicative brinner brann
ind. plural1 brinna brunno
subjunctive2 brinne brunne
present participle brinnande
past participle brunnen

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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Related terms

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References

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  • brinna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
  • brinna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • brinna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)