favne

Danish

Verb

favne (imperative favn, infinitive at favne, present tense favner, past tense favnede, perfect tense favnet)

1. embrace

Conjugation

Inflection of favne

	present	past
simple	favner	favnede
perfect	favnet	favnet
passive	favnes	favnedes
participle	favnende	favnet
imperative	favn	—
infinitive	favne	—
auxiliary verb		—
gerund	favnen	—

Synonyms

• omfavne

References

• “favne” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse faðma

Verb

favne (imperative favn, present tense favner, passive favnes, simple past and past participle favna or favnet, present participle favnende)

1. to embrace, hug, cover
2. favne opp - to sound, fathom (measure the depth of water)

Synonyms

• (sound, fathom) lodde

Related terms

• favn (noun)

See also

• famne (Nynorsk)

References

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