dränka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish drænkia, from Old Norse drekkja, drenkja, from Proto-Germanic *drankijaną, causative of *drinkaną.

Verb

dränka (present dränker, preterite dränkte, supine dränkt, imperative dränk)

1. (transitive) cause to drown; to deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.
2. (transitive) drown; to overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
3. (transitive) drown; to overpower; to overcome

Conjugation

Conjugation of dränka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	dränka		dränkas
Supine	dränkt		dränkts
Imperative	dränk		—
Imper. plural1	dränken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	dränker	dränkte	dränks, dränkes	dränktes
Ind. plural1	dränka	dränkte	dränkas	dränktes
Subjunctive2	dränke	dränkte	dränkes	dränktes
	Participles
Present participle	dränkande
Past participle	dränkt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

(deprive of life): drunkna

Further reading

• dränka in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• kärnad, räknad