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björn in a sentence

• stark som en björn
  strong as a bear
• Vi såg en björn i skogen i går
  We saw a bear in the forest yesterday
• Björnar gillar att mumsa på bär
  Bears like to munch on berries
• Björnen brummade
  The bear growled
• En björn lufsade in på min bakgård
  A bear lumbered into my backyard
• Björn är även ett vanligt förnamn
  Björn is also a common first name [också vs. även is similar to "also" vs. "also, in addition" here – see the usage notes for även]

Words built with björn

• björnkram bear hug

Questions

Similar words

nalle

Origin

From Old Swedish biorn, biørn, from Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”).

Nearby common words

björn is number 1,710 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 1,706fastna get caught
• 1,707straff penalty, punishment
• 1,708driva drive, carry on
• 1,709elev pupil, student
• 1,711samman together
• 1,712lokal premises
• 1,713blanda blend, mix
• 1,714stirra stare