bränna

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish brænna, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną. === Verb === bränna (present bränner, preterite brände, supine bränt, imperative bränn) (transitive, intransitive) to burn (something – see the usage notes below) to burn with fire to injure by heat or caustic chemicals to record on a read-only medium (transitive, intransitive) to fire (heat (pottery, etc.)) (transitive, intransitive) to overheat food; to heat the food until it is blackened. (reflexive) to hurt oneself by touching a hot object (reflexive) to get badly sunburned (reflexive) to get stung by certain animals or plants which cause a burning sensation in human skin Coordinate term: sticka (“sting”) stung by nettles or similar stung by jellyfishes or similar stung by bumblebees Synonym: sticka to hurt; as of a sunburn to produce liquor (especially illegally) to produce calcium oxide (burnt lime) from calcium carbonate through heating ==== Usage notes ==== "The house is burning" is "Huset brinner" rather than "Huset bränner." "Huset bränner" means that the house is burning something else. As a nonsensical example, "Huset bränner det andra huset med en eldkastare" means "The house is burning the other house with a flamethrower." See also brännas, which has additional meanings. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== brinna brännas === Noun === bränna c (colloquial) a tan (suntan) Synonym: solbränna ==== Declension ==== === References === bränna in Svensk ordbok (SO) bränna in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker bränna in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker