famn
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Noun
[edit]famn m (definite singular famnen, indefinite plural famner, definite plural famnene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by favn
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz. Akin to English fathom.
Noun
[edit]famn m (definite singular famnen, indefinite plural famnar, definite plural famnane)
- an embrace; space in between open, outstretched arms
- (units of measure) a fathom
References
[edit]- “famn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pat-, *pet-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]famn c
- the space between someone's outstretched or embracing arms and their upper body (often with connotations of warmth and togetherness); arms, embrace
- Han har barnet i famnen
- He has the child in his arms
- Han tog henne i famnen
- He took her in his arms
- Kom i min famn!
- Come into my arms!
- Jag är trygg i din famn
- I am safe in your arms
- (chiefly nautical, historical) fathom (as a measure of length)
Declension
[edit]Declension of famn
Derived terms
[edit]- omfamna (“embrace”)
References
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål pre-2005 forms
- 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 lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Units of measure
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- sv:Nautical
- Swedish terms with historical senses