kölna

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See also: kolna, kólna, kolná, and kôlňa

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish kølna, from Old Norse kylna. Cognate with Danish kølle, English kiln, Old English cyln, ultimately from Latin Latin culina (portable stove). The verb has been used since 1706 (to kindle a fire) and 1873 (to dry malt).

Pronunciation

Noun

kölna c

  1. an oast, a kiln; a room or building for drying malt and hop

Declension

Declension of kölna
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kölna kölnas
definite kölnan kölnans
plural indefinite kölnor kölnors
definite kölnorna kölnornas

Verb

kölna (present kölnar, preterite kölnade, supine kölnat, imperative kölna)

  1. to dry (malt or hop) in a kiln
    Malten kölnades över öppen eld
    The malt was dried over an open fire
  2. (dialectal) to light a fire in a fireplace, to kindle a fire
    • 1950, Olof Bernhoff, “Gyingasaung”, in Saunga frau maakena: dikter på östgöingskt mål med ordlista, page 6:
      Au rönningna, doi kjölnade, stoe höja klara luo.
      On the clearing, they lit fires, large tall clear flames.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kölna (weak)
active passive
infinitive kölna kölnas
supine kölnat kölnats
imperative kölna
imper. plural1 kölnen
present past present past
indicative kölnar kölnade kölnas kölnades
ind. plural1 kölna kölnade kölnas kölnades
subjunctive2 kölne kölnade kölnes kölnades
present participle kölnande
past participle kölnad

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

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