begynna

begynna (present tense begynner, past tense begynte, past participle begynt, present participle begynnande, imperative begynn)

1. Alternative form of begynne

From Middle Low German beginnen, from Old Saxon biginnan, from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną. Compare Danish begynde, Norwegian Bokmål begynne, Norwegian Nynorsk begynne, begynna, Low German begünnen, North Frisian begin, Saterland Frisian beginne, West Frisian begjinne, Scots begin, English begin, Dutch beginnen, Afrikaans begin and German beginnen.

begynna (present begynner, preterite begynte, supine begynt, imperative begynn)

1. (archaic except in the present participle "begynnande") to begin

   en begynnande flint

   thinning hair / receding hairline ("a beginning hairless-portion-of-the-scalp (like a bald spot, or portion more generally)")

• Usually archaic, though the present participle begynnande (beginning) is still fairly common, usually meaning incipient.
• If the conjugation were to follow that of känna, the past tense would be begynde, but begynte is much more common. Past participle begynt is used for both neuter and common gender (året är begynt, striden är begynt), but begynd can also be found.

• börja
• starta
• sätta i gång

• begynnelse

• begynna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• begynna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• begynna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)