kröna

See also: krona, króna, kronā, and kroņa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krø̄na, krona +‎ -a

Verb

kröna (present kröner, preterite krönte, supine krönt, imperative krön)

  1. to crown; to place a crown on the head of
  2. to crown, to coronate; to formally declare (someone) a king, emperor, or queen; to queen (to make a queen)
  3. to mark or stamp with a crown (a Swedish certification that scales in shops are calibrated)
  4. to peak, to mark the top, peak, or crest (e.g. of a career)
    En magnifik karriär kröntes i VM-finalen 1998 på Stade de France med två mål och VM-guld.
    A magnificent career peaked in the world cup finals at Stade de France by two goals and the gold medal.

Usage notes

  • In English the career peaks, in Swedish the achievements kröner the career.
  • The noun krön (“crest”) is a late 18th century loan from Dutch, and not the basis for any meaning of this word.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kröna (weak)
active passive
infinitive kröna krönas
supine krönt krönts
imperative krön —
imper. plural1 krönen —
present past present past
indicative kröner krönte kröns, krönes kröntes
ind. plural1 kröna krönte krönas kröntes
subjunctive2 kröne krönte krönes kröntes
present participle krönande
past participle krönt

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

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