/brand/, [bran̪ːd̪]
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish brander, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenu-. A derivative of brinna.
- common-gendera larger, uncontrolled fire (due to an accident, arson, or the like), a conflagration
“en skogsbrand” — a forest fire
“en anlagd brand” — an arson
- archaic, common-gender, poetica sword
Formerbrand(indefinite, nominative, singular) · brands(genitive, indefinite, singular) · branden(definite, nominative, singular) · brandens(definite, genitive, singular) · bränder(indefinite, nominative, plural) · bränders(genitive, indefinite, plural) · bränderna(definite, nominative, plural) · brändernas(definite, genitive, plural)