søm

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse saumr, from sýja (to sew), from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁- (to sew).

Noun

søm c (singular definite sømmen, plural indefinite sømme)

  1. seam
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse saumr m.

Noun

søm n (singular definite sømmet, plural indefinite søm)

  1. nail (spike-shaped metal fastener)
Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse saumr.

Noun

søm m (definite singular sømmen, indefinite plural sømmer, definite plural sømmene)

  1. a seam

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