besvime

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German beswīmen, from Old Saxon *swīman, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *swīman (“to sway, to swoon”).

Verb

besvime (imperative besvim, infinitive at besvime, present tense besvimer, past tense besvimede, perfect tense besvimet)

1. to faint

   Synonym: dåne (“dated”)

   Coordinate term: kollapse

Conjugation

Conjugation of besvime

active passive present besvimer besvimes past besvimede besvimedes infinitive besvime besvimes imperative besvim — participle present besvimende past besvimet (auxiliary verb være) gerund besvimen

Derived terms

• besvimelse

References

• “besvime” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “besvime” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German beswīmen, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swīmaną (“to sway, to swoon”).

Verb

besvime (imperative besvim, present tense besvimer, passive besvimes, simple past besvimte, past participle besvimt, present participle besvimende)

1. to faint

References

• “besvime” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “besvime” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).