famne

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

famne (present tense famner, past tense famna or famnet, past participle famna or famnet)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by favne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• famna (a-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse faðma.

Verb

famne (present tense famnar, past tense famna, past participle famna, passive infinitive famnast, present participle famnande, imperative famne/famn)

1. (transitive) to embrace, reach around with one's arms
2. (transitive, intransitive) to extend, reach over

Derived terms

• omfamne

Related terms

• famn m
• femna, femne

References

• “famne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Ēne famne.

Alternative forms

• fēmne

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faimnijā. Cognate with Old English fǣmne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfamne/

Noun

famne f

1. girl, lass

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: foomen

  Mooring: foomen

  Sylt: Faamen

• West Frisian: faam

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28