bränna
See also: bránna and brænna
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish brænna, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.
Verb
bränna
- (transitive) fire (heat (pottery, etc.))
- (transitive) to overheat food; to heat the food until it is blackened.
- (transitive) burn
- to set fire to
- to injure by heat or caustic chemicals
- to record on a read-only medium
- (reflexive) to hurt oneself by touching a hot object
- (reflexive) to get badly sunburned
- (reflexive) to get stung by nettles or similar
- to hurt; as of a sunburn
- to produce liquor (especially illegally)
- to produce calcium oxide (burnt lime) from calcium carbonate through heating
Conjugation
Conjugation of bränna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bränna | brännas |
| Present tense | bränner | bränns , brännes |
| Past tense | brände | brändes |
| Supine | bränt | bränts |
| Imperative | bränn | — |
| Present participle | brännande | |
| Past participle | bränd | |
Related terms
- brinna
- brännmärke
- brännskada
- solbränna
- bränt barn skyr elden