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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hefna.
Verb
hevne (imperative hevn, present tense hevner, passive hevnes, simple past and past participle hevna or hevnet, present participle hevnende)
- (also reflexive) to avenge, take revenge
See also
References
- “hevne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hevne” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).