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Swedish
Etymology
From Low German günnen, from Old Saxon giunnan, from Proto-Germanic *gaunnaną. See gunst and unna.
Pronunciation
Verb
gynna (present gynnar, preterite gynnade, supine gynnat, imperative gynna)
- (transitive, intransitive) to benefit (someone or something)
Det gynnar oss- It benefits us
Vissa insekter gynnas av skogsbränder- Some insects benefit from forest fires (note that gynnas is in the passive here – the subject of gynna does the benefiting, while the (optional, but usually included) object is being benefited)
- to favor (provide with benefit (at the expense of others))
Domaren anklagades för att gynna hemmalaget- The referee was accused of favoring the home team
Conjugation
Conjugation of gynna (weak)
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See also
References
- ^ gynna in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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