kröna

See also: krona, króna, kronā, and kroņa

Swedish

krona +‎ -a

kröna (present kröner, preterite krönte, supine krönt, imperative krön)

to crown; to place a crown on the head of
to crown, to coronate; to formally declare (someone) a king, emperor, or queen; to queen (to make a queen)
to mark or stamp with a crown (a Swedish certification that scales in shops are calibrated)
to peak, to mark the top, peak, or crest (e.g. of a career)
En magnifik karriär kröntes i VM-finalen 1998 på Stade de France med två mål och VM-guld.
A magnificent career peaked in the world cup finals at Stade de France by two goals and the gold medal.

In English the career peaks, in Swedish the achievements kröner the career.
The noun krön (“crest”) is a late 18th century loan from Dutch, and not the basis for any meaning of this word.

Conjugation of kröna (weak)

Kröning och verifiering av butiksvågar, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden
krön in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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