From Old Norse baun, from Proto-Germanic *baunō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-, *bʰabʰ-eh₂- (“bean”). The final -a was added under Middle Low German influence.
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Baked beans are "vita bönor i tomatsås" (navy/white beans in tomato sauce), often shortened to "vita bönor."
Declension of böna | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | böna | bönan | bönor | bönorna |
Genitive | bönas | bönans | bönors | bönornas |
From Old Norse bōn, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“curse, prayer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say”).
böna (present bönar, preterite bönade, supine bönat, imperative böna)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | böna | bönas | ||
Supine | bönat | bönats | ||
Imperative | böna | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bönen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bönar | bönade | bönas | bönades |
Ind. plural1 | böna | bönade | bönas | bönades |
Subjunctive2 | böne | bönade | bönes | bönades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bönande | |||
Past participle | bönad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |