bränna

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • (transitive) fire (heat (pottery, etc.))
  • (transitive) to overheat food; to heat the food until it is blackened.
  • (transitive) burn
  • (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

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish brænna inherited from Old Norse brenna inherited from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną (set on fire).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*brannijaną

Gloss

set on fire

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