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Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse druk(k)na, cognate with Norwegian drukne, Swedish drunkna (English drown may be a loan from Old Norse, but the form is problematic).
Pronunciation
Verb
drukne (past tense druknede, past participle druknet)
- (transitive or intransitive) to drown
Conjugation
References
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Adjective
drukne
- definite singular of drukken
- plural of drukken
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse drukna.
Verb
drukne (imperative drukn or drukne, present tense drukner, simple past and past participle drukna or druknet, present participle druknende)
- to drown (transitive and intransitive, also reflexive)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
drukne (present tense druknar, past tense drukna, past participle drukna, passive infinitive druknast, present participle druknande, imperative drukne/drukn)
- Alternative form of drukna