savne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sakna (“miss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /savnə/, [ˈsɑwnə]

Verb

savne (imperative savn, infinitive at savne, present tense savner, past tense savnede, perfect tense er/har savnet)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of savne

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	savne	savnes
Present tense	savner	savnes
Past tense	savnede	savnedes
Imperative	savn	-
Participle
Present	savnende
Past	savnet
Gerund	savnen

Related terms

• savn
• savnes
• savnet

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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.