dränka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish drænkia, from Old Norse drekkja, drenkja, from Proto-Germanic *drankijaną, causative of *drinkaną.

Verb

dränka (present dränker, preterite dränkte, supine dränkt, imperative dränk)

  1. (transitive) cause to drown; to deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.
  2. (transitive) drown; to overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
  3. (transitive) drown; to overpower; to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of dränka (weak)
active passive
infinitive dränka dränkas
supine dränkt dränkts
imperative dränk —
imper. plural1 dränken —
present past present past
indicative dränker dränkte dränks, dränkes dränktes
ind. plural1 dränka dränkte dränkas dränktes
subjunctive2 dränke dränkte dränkes dränktes
present participle dränkande
past participle dränkt

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

(deprive of life): drunkna

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