börna

Swedish

English burn or English burn rubber + -a

börna (present börnar, preterite börnade, supine börnat, imperative börna)

(slang, sometimes with a particle, especially på or loss (“loose”)) to burn rubber; to burn out (accelerate sharply, drive very fast, apply the gas and brakes simultaneously, or spin the wheels)
- 1993, Ronny & Ragge (lyrics and music), “Köra fort som fan [Drive fast as hell]”, in Let's Pök! [Let's Bone!]‎^[1]:
  Vi ska köra, köra fort som fan. Köra runt med bilen genom hela stan. Vi ska köra, köra fort som fan. Sladda loss och börna genom hela stan ikväll.
  We will [shall] drive, drive fast as hell. Drive around with the car through the whole town. We will drive, drive fast as hell. Drift [skid loose] and burn rubber through the whole town tonight.

Often so as to leave skid marks on the road and/or produce smoke, but also more generally.

Conjugation of börna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	börna		börnas
Supine	börnat		börnats
Imperative	börna		—
Imper. plural¹	börnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	börnar	börnade	börnas	börnades
Ind. plural¹	börna	börnade	börnas	börnades
Subjunctive²	börne	börnade	börnes	börnades
	Participles
Present participle	börnande
Past participle	börnad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.