Swedish

Verb

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

1. to crown; to place a crown on the head of
2. to crown, to coronate; to formally declare (someone) a king, emperor, or queen; to queen (to make a queen)
3. to mark or stamp with a crown (a Swedish certification that scales in shops are calibrated)
4. 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.

Conjugation

Usage notes

• 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.

Related terms

• bekröna
• blomsterkröna
• kröning

References

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