/ˈrɛˌna/
UrsprungProbably from Old Norse renna, yielding also Icelandic renna, Norwegian renne, Danish rende; from Proto-Germanic *rannijǭ, Also related to Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉 (rinnō), Old High German rinna (both from *rinnǭ).
- common-gendera narrow, natural or constructed channel (usually open at the top) that conveys or might convey water (or another liquid, or something that might slide along it or the like); a gutter, a chute, a trough, a flume, a channel, etc.
- common-gendera narrow fairway; a canal, a channel, etc.
- common-gendera channel (open channel in an ice cover)
- to run ((back and forth) in a somewhat wild, hectic, or unruly manner – sometimes hyperbolically)
“ränna omkring” — run around
“ränna (runt) på stan och leta presenter” — run around town looking for presents
“ränna på krogen” — go to the pub all the time [disapprovingly]
- to run, to thrust (drive with force)
“Han rände spjutet i fiendens rygg” — He thrust the spear into the enemy's back
- to run (into something, with force)
“Tåget spårade ur och rände in i en lada” — The train derailed and ran into a barn
Formerränna(indefinite, nominative, singular) · rännas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · rännan(definite, nominative, singular) · rännans(definite, genitive, singular) · rännor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · rännors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · rännorna(definite, nominative, plural) · rännornas(definite, genitive, plural) · ränner(present) · rände(preterite) · ränt(supine) · ränn(imperative) · ränna(active, infinitive) · rännas(infinitive, passive) · ränt(active, supine) · ränts(passive, supine) · ränn(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · rännen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)