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brinna

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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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Conjugation of brinna (strong)
present past
infinitive brinna
participle brinnandi, brinnande brunnin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk brinder brinni, brinne bran brunni, brunne
þū brinder brinni, brinne brin brant brunni, brunne
han brinder brinni, brinne bran brunni, brunne
vīr brinnum, brinnom brinnum, brinnom brinnum, brinnom brunnum, brunnom brunnum, brunnom
īr brinnin brinnin brinnin brunnin brunnin
þēr brinna brinnin brunnu, brunno brunnin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk
þū
han
vīr
īr
þēr

Descendants

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  • Swedish: brinna

Swedish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²brɪnːa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -²ɪnːa

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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References

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