brænde.
to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire)
Meaning & usage
to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire)
to distill (an alcoholic beverage)
to cremate (a dead body)
to roast (coffee beans)
to fire, bake (ceramics, tiles)
to miss (a chance)
to burn, be on fire, burn down (be consumed by fire)
to be burning to, be dying to (a passionate wish)
to burn, be hot
to be on (of the light)
to sting (of nettles or jellyfish)
Where this word comes from
The Danish verb is a fusion of two related verbs: 1. the intransitive Old Norse brenna, brinna (past tense brann), from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną, and 2. the transitive Old Norse brenna (past tense brenda), from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną. They are still kept apart in Swedish: intransitive brinna (past tense brann) vs. transitive bränna (past tense brände).
wood, firewood
Where this word comes from
The Danish verb is a fusion of two related verbs: 1. the intransitive Old Norse brenna, brinna (past tense brann), from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną, and 2. the transitive Old Norse brenna (past tense brenda), from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną. They are still kept apart in Swedish: intransitive brinna (past tense brann) vs. transitive bränna (past tense brände).
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