kröna

See also: krona, króna, kronā, and kroņa

Swedish

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)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kröna		krönas
Supine	krönt		krönts
Imperative	krön		—
Imper. plural¹	krönen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kröner	krönte	kröns, krönes	kröntes
Ind. plural¹	kröna	krönte	krönas	kröntes
Subjunctive²	kröne	krönte	krönes	kröntes
	Participles
Present participle	krönande
Past participle	krönt
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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