/²vɪna/
UrsprungFrom Old Swedish vinna, from Old Norse vinna, from Proto-Germanic *winnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, desire, love”). Cognate with Danish vinde, Norwegian vinne, Icelandic vinna, Dutch winnen, German gewinnen, English win.
- to win, to defeat, to beat
- to gain, to make a net profit, to receive as a benefit
“Vad vinner jag på det?” — What's in it for me?
Formervinner(present) · vann(preterite) · vunnit(supine) · vinn(imperative) · vinna(active, infinitive) · vinnas(infinitive, passive) · vunnit(active, supine) · vunnits(passive, supine) · vinn(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · vinnen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · vinner(active, indicative, present) · vann(active, indicative, past) · vinns(indicative, passive, present) · vinnes(indicative, passive, present) · vanns(indicative, passive, past) · vinna(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · vunno(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · vinnas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)