savne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish saghnæ (“miss”), where the v comes from a consistent change of gh after vowels like a and o. Compare haghi → have. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål savne (from Danish), Norwegian Nynorsk sakne, Swedish sakna. Derived with the suffix -na from the verb saka (“to harm, blame”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /savnə/, [ˈsɑwnə]

Verb

savne (past tense savnede, past participle savnet)

1. to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)
2. to want (to lack or to require something)

Conjugation

Inflection of savne

	present	past
simple	savner	savnede
perfect	har savnet	havde savnet
passive	savnes	savnedes
participle	savnende	savnet
imperative	savn	—
infinitive	savne	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	savnen	—

Related terms

• savn

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: savne

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sakne (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Old Norse sakna (“miss”).

Verb

savne (imperative savn, present tense savner, passive savnes, simple past and past participle savna or savnet, present participle savnende)

1. to lack, be without, want
2. to miss

Related terms

• savn (noun)

References

• “savne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.