"björn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Icelandic]

IPA: /pjœrtn/, /pjœtn/
Rhymes: -œrtn Etymology: From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô. Etymology templates: {{root|is|ine-pro|*bʰerH-|*bʰerH-|*ǵʰwer-|id=brown|id2=pierce}}, {{inh|is|non|bjǫrn}} Old Norse bjǫrn, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*bernuz}} Proto-Germanic *bernuz, {{der|is|gem-pro|*berô}} Proto-Germanic *berô Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} björn m (genitive singular bjarnar, nominative plural birnir) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m,ar,ir.unumut.imut}} Forms: bjarnar [genitive, singular], birnir [nominative, plural], masculine [table-tags], björn [indefinite, nominative, singular], björninn [definite, nominative, singular], birnir [indefinite, nominative, plural], birnirnir [definite, nominative, plural], björn [accusative, indefinite, singular], björninn [accusative, definite, singular], birni [accusative, indefinite, plural], birnina [accusative, definite, plural], birni [dative, indefinite, singular], birninum [dative, definite, singular], björnum [dative, indefinite, plural], björnunum [dative, definite, plural], bjarnar [genitive, indefinite, singular], bjarnarins [definite, genitive, singular], bjarna [genitive, indefinite, plural], bjarnanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. bear (mammal) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Mammals, Ursids Related terms: bangsi, bessi, Bessi, birna, Birna, Bjössi
    Sense id: en-björn-is-noun-lQyyBUE- Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 9 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 13 2 Derived forms: gleraugnabjörn, hvítabjörn, ísbjörn, kóalabjörn, kragabjörn, pandabjörn, pokabjörn, skógarbjörn, sólbjörn, svartbjörn, sýrlandsbjörn, þvottabjörn

Noun [Swedish]

IPA: /bjøːrn/, [ˈbjœ̞ːɳ] Audio: Sv-björn.ogg Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], björn [indefinite, nominative, singular]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{root|sv|ine-pro|*bʰerH-|*bʰerH-|*ǵʰwer-|id1=brown|id2=pierce}}, {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|biorn}} Old Swedish biorn, {{inh|sv|non|bjǫrn}} Old Norse bjǫrn, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*bernuz}} Proto-Germanic *bernuz, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*berô}} Proto-Germanic *berô, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*bʰerH-||brown}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} björn c, {{sv-noun|c}} björn c
  1. a bear (an ursid) Tags: common-gender Categories (lifeform): Ursids Synonyms: nalle [colloquial], bamse [colloquial]
    Sense id: en-björn-sv-noun-~sHxmecL Disambiguation of Ursids: 77 23 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. (gay slang) a bear (big, hairy (gay) man) Tags: common-gender, slang
    Sense id: en-björn-sv-noun-dBfncRn1 Topics: LGBT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: björna, björnbindsle, björnbär, björnfitta, björnfrossa, björnfäll, björnhane, björnhona, björnide, björninna, björnjakt, björnjägare, björnkloört, björnkram, björnloka, björnmossa, björnram, björnskinn, björnspår, björntjänst, björntråd, björnunge, brunbjörn, grizzlybjörn, isbjörn, sjöbjörn, sälj inte skinnet innan björnen är skjuten, tvättbjörn, väck inte den björn som sover, brumma (english: growl like a bear), ram (english: front paw of a bear), ide (english: hibernation den), labb (english: larger paw), lufsa (english: move like a bear), lurvig (english: furry, shaggy), tass (english: paw)

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰerH-",
        "4": "*bʰerH-",
        "5": "*ǵʰwer-",
        "id": "brown",
        "id2": "pierce"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bjǫrn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bjǫrn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bernuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bernuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*berô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *berô",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bjarnar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birnir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "björn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "björninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birnirnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "björn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "björninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birnina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "birninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "björnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "björnunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjarnarins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bjarnanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "björn m (genitive singular bjarnar, nominative plural birnir)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,ar,ir.unumut.imut"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "is",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "is:Mammals",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "is",
          "name": "Ursids",
          "orig": "is:Ursids",
          "parents": [
            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 9 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 13 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "gleraugnabjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "hvítabjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "ísbjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "kóalabjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "kragabjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "pandabjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "pokabjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "skógarbjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "sólbjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "svartbjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "sýrlandsbjörn"
        },
        {
          "word": "þvottabjörn"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bear (mammal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-björn-is-noun-lQyyBUE-",
      "links": [
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "bangsi"
        },
        {
          "word": "bessi"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bessi"
        },
        {
          "word": "birna"
        },
        {
          "word": "Birna"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bjössi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pjœrtn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œrtn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pjœtn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "björn"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰerH-",
        "4": "*bʰerH-",
        "5": "*ǵʰwer-",
        "id1": "brown",
        "id2": "pierce"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "biorn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish biorn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bjǫrn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bjǫrn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bernuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bernuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*berô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *berô",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰerH-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "brown"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "björn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "björn c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "björn c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnbindsle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnbär"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnfitta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnfrossa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnfäll"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnhane"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnhona"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnide"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björninna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnjakt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnjägare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnkloört"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnkram"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnloka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnmossa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnram"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnskinn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnspår"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björntjänst"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björntråd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "björnunge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "brunbjörn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "grizzlybjörn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "isbjörn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sjöbjörn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sälj inte skinnet innan björnen är skjuten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tvättbjörn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "väck inte den björn som sover"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "growl like a bear",
      "word": "brumma"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "front paw of a bear",
      "word": "ram"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "hibernation den",
      "word": "ide"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "larger paw",
      "word": "labb"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "move like a bear",
      "word": "lufsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "furry, shaggy",
      "word": "lurvig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "paw",
      "word": "tass"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 23",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Ursids",
          "orig": "sv:Ursids",
          "parents": [
            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We saw a bear in the forest yesterday",
          "text": "Vi såg en björn i skogen i går",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Bears like to munch on berries",
          "text": "Björnar gillar att mumsa på bär",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The bear growled",
          "text": "Björnen brummade",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A bear lumbered into my backyard",
          "text": "En björn lufsade in på min bakgård",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Björn är även ett vanligt förnamn\nBjörn is also a common first name [också vs. även is similar to also vs. additionally here – see the usage notes for även]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Kind and sweet, truly [completely, absolutely, wholly] wonderful, and their story is told again. Their songs are heard like many times before [\"Are heard their songs like before many times\" – somewhat cryptically worded in Swedish as well]. Deep in the forest, [there] they still live. Hip hooray, for here comes the Gummi Bears. [They] bounce [forth] through the fairy tales. And we get to come along. The gummiberry juice, the magic power, and you certainly become strong if you drink from it. Evil and hard knocks – little bears can handle it. They fight, and [the] goodness [definite is often idiomatic for concepts] triumphs again [\"good triumphs\" is more commonly \"det goda segrar\" (the good triumphs)].",
          "ref": "1989, “Bumbibjörnarna [signaturmelodi] [Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears [theme song]]”, Monica Forsberg (lyrics), Michael Silversher, Patricia Silversher (music)performed by Haakon Pedersen:",
          "text": "Snälla och rara, helt underbara, och deras saga berättas igen. Hörs deras sånger som förr många gånger. Djupt in i skogen där lever de än. Hipp hurra, för här kommer Bumbibjörnarna. Studsar fram igenom sagorna. Och vi får följa med. Bumbibärssaften, den magiska kraften, och visst blir man stark om man dricker utav den. Ondska och törnar, det klarar små björnar. De kämpar och godheten segrar igen.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "A bear and a tiger towards the land of dreams, where the sun that rises [\"the rising sun\" is \"den uppgående solen\" instead] is always warm. Together on the path that leads them forward.",
          "ref": "1995, Charta 77 (lyrics and music), “Lilla björn och lilla tiger [Little bear and little tiger]”, in Tecken i tiden [Sign of the times]:",
          "text": "En björn och en tiger mot drömmarnas land, där solen som stiger alltid är varm. Tillsammans på stigen som leder dom fram.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bear (an ursid)"
      ],
      "id": "en-björn-sv-noun-~sHxmecL",
      "links": [
        [
          "bear",
          "bear"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "nalle"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "bamse"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "a bear (big, hairy (gay) man)"
      ],
      "id": "en-björn-sv-noun-dBfncRn1",
      "links": [
        [
          "gay",
          "gay"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
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      "word": "birna"
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        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Icelandic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerH- (brown)",
        "Icelandic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerH- (pierce)",
        "Icelandic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰwer-",
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      "word": "björnfäll"
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      "word": "björninna"
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      "word": "björnkram"
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      "word": "björnloka"
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    {
      "word": "björnmossa"
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      "word": "björnram"
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    {
      "word": "björnskinn"
    },
    {
      "word": "björnspår"
    },
    {
      "word": "björntjänst"
    },
    {
      "word": "björntråd"
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    {
      "word": "björnunge"
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    {
      "word": "brunbjörn"
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    {
      "word": "grizzlybjörn"
    },
    {
      "word": "isbjörn"
    },
    {
      "word": "sjöbjörn"
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    {
      "word": "sälj inte skinnet innan björnen är skjuten"
    },
    {
      "word": "tvättbjörn"
    },
    {
      "word": "väck inte den björn som sover"
    },
    {
      "english": "growl like a bear",
      "word": "brumma"
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    {
      "english": "front paw of a bear",
      "word": "ram"
    },
    {
      "english": "hibernation den",
      "word": "ide"
    },
    {
      "english": "larger paw",
      "word": "labb"
    },
    {
      "english": "move like a bear",
      "word": "lufsa"
    },
    {
      "english": "furry, shaggy",
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          "text": "Vi såg en björn i skogen i går",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Bears like to munch on berries",
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        {
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        {
          "english": "A bear lumbered into my backyard",
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          "text": "Björn är även ett vanligt förnamn\nBjörn is also a common first name [också vs. även is similar to also vs. additionally here – see the usage notes for även]",
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          "english": "Kind and sweet, truly [completely, absolutely, wholly] wonderful, and their story is told again. Their songs are heard like many times before [\"Are heard their songs like before many times\" – somewhat cryptically worded in Swedish as well]. Deep in the forest, [there] they still live. Hip hooray, for here comes the Gummi Bears. [They] bounce [forth] through the fairy tales. And we get to come along. The gummiberry juice, the magic power, and you certainly become strong if you drink from it. Evil and hard knocks – little bears can handle it. They fight, and [the] goodness [definite is often idiomatic for concepts] triumphs again [\"good triumphs\" is more commonly \"det goda segrar\" (the good triumphs)].",
          "ref": "1989, “Bumbibjörnarna [signaturmelodi] [Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears [theme song]]”, Monica Forsberg (lyrics), Michael Silversher, Patricia Silversher (music)performed by Haakon Pedersen:",
          "text": "Snälla och rara, helt underbara, och deras saga berättas igen. Hörs deras sånger som förr många gånger. Djupt in i skogen där lever de än. Hipp hurra, för här kommer Bumbibjörnarna. Studsar fram igenom sagorna. Och vi får följa med. Bumbibärssaften, den magiska kraften, och visst blir man stark om man dricker utav den. Ondska och törnar, det klarar små björnar. De kämpar och godheten segrar igen.",
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        {
          "english": "A bear and a tiger towards the land of dreams, where the sun that rises [\"the rising sun\" is \"den uppgående solen\" instead] is always warm. Together on the path that leads them forward.",
          "ref": "1995, Charta 77 (lyrics and music), “Lilla björn och lilla tiger [Little bear and little tiger]”, in Tecken i tiden [Sign of the times]:",
          "text": "En björn och en tiger mot drömmarnas land, där solen som stiger alltid är varm. Tillsammans på stigen som leder dom fram.",
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          "word": "nalle"
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      "ipa": "[ˈbjœ̞ːɳ]"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for björn meaning in All languages combined (10.6kB)

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