svemn
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
svemn m (definite singular svemnen, uncountable)
- alternative form of svevn (“sleep”)
- 1973, Knut Horvei, Aud, Oslo: Noregs boklag, page 49:
- Det vart ikkje meir svemn den natti.
- There wasn't more sleep that night.
References[edit]
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “Sømn”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with quotations