kölna

See also: kolna, kólna, kolná, and kôlňa

Swedish

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).

kölna c

Declension of kölna

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

to dry (malt or hop) in a kiln
Malten kölnades över öppen eld
The malt was dried over an open fire
(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 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
	Participles
Present participle	kölnande
Past participle	kölnad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.